B D Narayankar from Haveri
Haveri/Chikkamaglur (KTK), Apr 13 (PTI) In a full-scale
offensive, Narendra Modi today charged that Sonia Gandhi's
"blind love" towards her son Rahul Gandhi had left the country
in "ruins" and UPA government was "remote-controlled" by her.
"A mother's blind love towards her son has left the country
in ruins, to a son for whom all this has been done...will
anything come out of him? Is there anything? Will anything
happen? Will you be able to believe him? Can the country live
believing him?" he said at Haveri in north Karnataka, without
naming the Gandhis.
The BJP prime ministerial candidate also latched on the
contents of a book written by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's
former Media Adviser Sanjaya Baru, to accuse the UPA
government of being "remote controlled" by Sonia Gandhi.
In his book, "The Accidental Prime Minister--The Making
and Unmaking Of Manmohan Singh," Baru has said Singh seemed to
"surrender" to Gandhi, playing the second fiddle.
"Two days ago a book has come out, an official who used to
work in the Manmohan Singh government and his confidant has
written this book. He has said this government is not being
run by Manmohan Singhji. All the files are being checked by
Sonia Gandhi," Modi said.
Noting that Singh has been described as "accidental prime
minister" in the book, he spoke about the casualties that
accidents -- involving scooters, trains or aircraft -- would
cause.
"...but with accidental Prime Minister 125 crore people
will die and future of our youth will get immersed in
darkness. This is a book by Prime Minister's personal man,"
said Modi, who also addressed rallies at Chikkamagalur and
Chikkaballapur.
In his rallies, Modi asked, "I ask you all what type of
government do you want in India? Do you want a government in
Delhi, a lame government? Do you want a dumb government? Do
you want remote-controlled government.Do you want a government
which is lying dead in a hospital?"
Referring to Baru's book, Modi said, "Brothers if two
scooters meet with an accident maximum two or three people
will die, if two buses meet with an accident 40 to 50 people
will die, if two aircraft meet with accident 700 to 800 people
will die, if two trains meet with accident 200 to 300 people
will die."
"From accident, the loss will not be more than this. But
with accidental Prime Minister, 125 crore people will die and
future of our youth will get immersed in darkness. This is a
book by Prime Minister's personal man," he said.
Drawing Maharashtra Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan, who
was in the PMO, also into the issue, Modi said, "....he has
said something else....he has said when he was given chance to
head the government for second term, Manmohan Singh refused it
with folded hands."
"He did not want to become PM but madam made him
forcefully, why? Because, until son gets ready give the charge
to someone...at the cost of country's well-being," Modi said.
Saying that "a mother's blind love towards her son has
left the country in ruins," he said, "Brothers and sisters we
cannot leave the country to ruin, we will not allow this
country to be looted, we will not allow this country to be
divided....we don't have the time, the country needs strong
determination and a strong government."
Addressing a rally at Chikkaballapur where Union Minister
M Veerappa Moily is contesting, Modi said the need of the hour
was a "strong government" in Delhi.
"...if we have a strong government at the Centre we will
have a strong determination. If there is a strong government,
then we will take strong steps. If we take strong steps, then
the country also will become strong," Modi said.
In a sharp riposte to JD-S chief H D Deve Gowda at his
rallies, Modi invited him to live in Gujarat and promised to
take care of him more than his son, a day after the former PM
said he would take "political sanyas" and leave Karnataka if
Modi-led government came to power.
"Deve Gowdaji, you are an elderly person. You are the
former PM of India. I am like your son...," he said.
"I publicly promise you that if staying here has become a
problem, then I pray - you don't worry. I will make all
arrangements for you in Gujarat. If you want to live in an
old-age home, live in a house, farm-house or if you want to
live in my house. I would render service more than your son."
Modi said the ruling party was joining hands with others
both openly and tacitly only to stop him.
"They are compromising for one reason and that is -
whatever may happen, stop Modi. For the first time, party in
power is worried about opposition candidate. Their only agenda
is stopping Modi..."
"Why are these Congress people getting terrified on
hearing Modi's name? Why are they afraid? Why are they feeling
troubled? The reason is everyone knows where their place will
be after May 16 once the election results are out, they know
it very well," he said.
Stating that Congress has no issue to fight in this
election, he said he had been doing the work entrusted by the
party touring across the country asking people about their
problems and thinking of solutions.
"I keep thinking about problems and ways to solve them but
Congress is involved in solving the issue called Modi," he
said.
Questioning the Prime Minister, he said "...they
(government) are not answering on the issues of unemployment,
irrigation for farmers, safety of women, hunger that troubles
poor, but they only chant slogans of secularism."
He said the Prime Minister has to answer the minorities on
the 15-point programme designed for them by the government
with vote bank politics in mind.
"Minorities, please answer. Has any government implemented
15-point programme for minorities honestly? They have not done
anything for minorities; they are befooling them ...," said
Modi, who has been seeking to reach out to Muslims in recent
months.
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