PM Modi makes emotional appeal to Kashi voters
Prime Minister Narendra Modi Tuesday described himself as a 'Kashi-vaasi' and sought their blessings to pave the way for his election to Lok Sabha for a second term from the seat.
Lucknow: Striking an emotional chord with voters of the temple town, Prime Minister Narendra Modi Tuesday described himself as a 'Kashi-vaasi' and sought their blessings to pave the way for his election to Lok Sabha for a second term from the seat.
Terming Kashi his guiding spirit, the prime minister said his bond with the holy city was very strong as he had come here several times in the past five years, and added that it is believed that if a person comes here even once, he becomes an inseparable part of the city.
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पीएम मोदी का काशी की जनता को सन्देश... #HarGharModi https://t.co/tz7ErXVVTX
— BJP (@BJP4India) May 14, 2019
The prime minister had come here last time on April 26 to file his nomination papers. Modi held a massive roadshow during which he said that he will come to the people again to thank them once the result of the elections was out, implying that he might not come here to campaign.
In 2014, Modi won the Varanasi Lok Sabha seat, defeating Aam Aadmi Party chief Arvind Kejriwal by a huge margin of 3.37 lakh votes. Modi had polled 5,16,593 votes, about half the total votes, while Congress' Ajay Rai finished third.
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काशी मेरे लिए सिर्फ दो अक्षर नहीं हैं, बल्कि मेरे रोम-रोम में बसे अध्यात्म, धर्म और संस्कृति की एक अविरत प्रेरणा है।
— BJP (@BJP4India) May 14, 2019
मेरा सौभाग्य है कि आपने मुझे एक सेवक रूप में काशी की पवित्र भूमि पर काम करने का अवसर दिया: पीएम मोदी #HarGharModi pic.twitter.com/Vk2F4AXbBr
Rai is the Congress candidate again this time from the constituency that goes to the polls on May 19, while the 'gathbandhan' has fielded an SP candidate as its joint nominee.
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In a video-recorded appeal, Modi said that it was a matter of great satisfaction for him that he was in service of the city, whose presiding deity is Lord Vishwanath.
In his appeal the prime minister mentioned the developments that have transformed Varanasi and its neighbourhood, and cited the construction of highway, railway station and multi-modal terminal on river Ganga.
जब मैंने काशी पर लिखने के लिए अपनी कमल उठाई तो कुछ ही शब्द लिख पाया।
पुरातन, पुनीत, परिमल काशी,
अडिग, अप्रतिम, अविरल काशी।
निरंतर, निविघ्न, निर्मल काशी,
विशिष्ठ, विकसित, विमल काशी: पीएम मोदी #HarGharModi pic.twitter.com/3kPmJ2yMN5Also Read | Sam Pitroda: Congress wanted Priyanka Gandhi to focus on 20 seats instead of just Varanasi
— BJP (@BJP4India) May 14, 2019
Modi, however, said that a lot still needs to be done, a task which, he said, he will complete together with the people so that the speed of development does not stop.
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"I know that every resident of Kashi is fighting elections for and as Narenda Modi," he said ending his appeal by asking the voters to participate in the biggest celebration of democracy in a grand manner and create a record.
Varanasi votes on May 19 in the last round of the seven-phase Lok Sabha polling, which began on April 11. (PTI)