Gujarat CM Narendra Modi, Punjab CM Parkash Singh Badal, BJP Punjab president Kamal Sharma and others at the BJP's `Sankalp Rally' held at Madhopur in Pathankot district on Sunday.
Madhopur (Pathankot), June 23, 2013: Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi while addressing the BJP’s `Sankalp Rally’ at Madhopur in Pathankot district today, has indicated certain issues on which the party is likely to contest the parliamentary elections due next year.
The Madhopur’s Rally was the Modi’s first public rally after being elevated as the BJP’s election campaign committee chief. It was organised on the death anniversary of Dr. Shyama Prasad Mukherjee.
Modi laid wreaths before the Dr. Shyama Prasad Mukherjee's statue and recalled his services rendered to the nation.
In his address, Modi spoke about the Kashmir issue. He asserted on the need to resolve the long-pending issue after giving a healing touch to the wounds of Kashmir and associating the youths of Kashmir with the national mainstream for the development of the state. His words for Kashmir clearly depicts that he has a great concern for finding a permanent solution to the Kashmir issue. Recalling the then Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee, he said the task Vajpayee left incomplete would be pursued by BJP if voted to power.
Modi condemned the UPA led government at the Centre. He said the present government at the Centre was following faulty policies on the Kashmir issue, economy and national security. It clearly indicates that the BJP will not only contest the forthcoming parliamentary elections on the Kashmir issue, but also on the economic, national security and development issues. He recalled the overall development taken place across the country during the Vajpayee-led government at the Centre.
Modi is also likely to launch anti-Congress campaign, as he made repeated attacks on the Congress during his speech. He even condemned the Congress for not recognising Dr Mukherjee as a “martyr”. He said the nation was unsafe in the hands of the Congress.
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Narendra Modi laying wreaths before the Dr. Shyama Prasad Mukherjee's statue.
Massive gathering at the rally.
Women also participated in large numbers at the rally.