Shri Modi further gave the example of the Congress promise of revoking the cow slaughter bill brought by the BJP Government as a clear example of votebank politics of the Congress. He also called for the Election Commission to take note of the statement by certain Congress leaders. “Can anyone say, vote for me and I will give you so much money? Congress leaders say vote for us and we will allow cow slaughter,” he pointed out. The Chief Minister added that the Centre is determined to promote the Pink Revolution, which involves the slaughtering of animals for meat export.
He further blamed the Centre for their inaction that proved to be fatal in this case. “The Centre had time to react after Sarabjit was attacked, they could have put pressure on Pakistan, gone to the international community but they left the fight to Sarabjit’s family. His sister was crying to save her brother,” he affirmed. Shri Modi declared that there is no nation in our neighborhood that is not troubling us. “China is doing so much still the Government is clueless, Bangladesh does not listen, our fishermen are killed but the killers refuse to return home from Italy,” Shri Modi avowed and questioned, “Is the future of the nation secure under such a Government?”
The Chief Minister also gave befitting replies to the misleading statements the Prime Minister made while campaigning in Karnataka. “Prime Minister asks what the Karnataka Government did for electricity, but it was under him that the nation was under darkness for over 24 hours. India was shamed at the global level. Prime Minister must tell us who is responsible for this,” he said. Shri Modi also shared that the nation’s power capacity is under utilized only because the Centre has not come up with any clear policy on coal. He also asked the Prime Minister why the Centre has taken no steps to increase fertilizer production, which can be of great help for the farmer.
On the other hand, Shri Modi lauded the work of the BJP Government in various spheres including coastal development. “In the coming days the sea coast is going to be very important both for trade and defence purposes,” he noted, adding, “The Mumbai attackers could not have reached Mumbai without aid. We can’t afford to leave our defences open to breaches like 26/11 in the future.” He said that there may have been internal problems in the Party but the development journey of Karnataka did not suffer. Shri Modi remarked that earlier riots, curfews were common in Mangalore but under the BJP Government there is peace and that the people have embraced brotherhood. “ We want people of Karnataka to have a life of peace and happiness but Congress prefers divide and rule,” he declared.
Former Karnataka Chief Minister and BJP National Vice President Shri DV Sadananda Gowda addressed the occasion. He lauded Shri Modi for the work he has done in Gujarat and attacked the Congress for failure on various fronts.
