PM Modi LIVE: PM Modi on Monday launched a frontal attack on the Congress party, alleging years of misrule and corruption in Madhya Pradesh before the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) came to power in the state. Addressing party workers at ‘Karyakarta Mahakumbh’ in Bhopal, Prime Minister Modi warned that a return of Congress would turn Madhya Pradesh into a ‘Bimaru’ state. Bimaru is an acronym to refer to some of the poorest states to imply they have lagged in terms of development parameters like economic growth, healthcare, and education.
“The BJP government in Madhya Pradesh has completed almost 20 years. This means the youths who will be voting for the first time in the upcoming elections, have only seen the BJP government. They are fortunate that they haven’t seen the bad governance of Congress in Madhya Pradesh,” PM Modi said as he tried to dissuade first-time voters from voting for the grand old party.
“After Independence, it was Congress rule in Madhya Pradesh for a long time. The Congress turned a prosperous state into ‘bimaru’. The youths of the state have not seen the deplorable law and order condition during the Congress rule,” the top BJP leader added.
The prime minister also asserted that Madhya Pradesh has been an important center of BJP’s ideology and its vision of development.
During his previous six visits to the state, Modi has covered 94 assembly seats across 22 districts, addressing a range of issues, from poverty and Dalits to tribal communities and Pasmanda Muslims. His speeches have also taken aim at various opposition parties, particularly the Congress, highlighting issues such as corruption, nepotism, and appeasement.