Addressing his first campaign rally
before the first phase of Manipur polls, Modi slammed three-time Congress CM
Okram Ibobi Singh over corruption, blamed the state government for blockade and
accused Congress of spreading lies about the centre's Naga accord.
Prime Minister Narendra
Modi on Saturday made a scathing direct attack against three
time Congress chief minister of Manipur Okram Ibobi
Singh calling him a "10 percent CM".
Addressing a massive
BJP rally at the Langjing Achouba ground in Imphal, Modi alleged that Okram
Ibobi Singh had the reputation of being known as a "10 per cent CM"
who sought commission for everything he did.
HERE'S
WHAT THE PM SAID:
1.
"There
is no CM in this country who is known as 10% CM. In 2014, during my first visit
to Manipur I came to know this. When I enquired what it meant I was shocked!
Everyone in the state is aware of this. But now Manipur needs a zero percent
CM. 10 percent for 15 long years! Just imagine the loot," Modi said.
2.
Seeking
support to form maiden BJP government in the state, Modi said, "It's a
fight between those who seek 10 per cent commission and those who promise to
deliver 100 per cent development." Hitting out at the Congress-run state
government for the painful economic blockade of Imphal valley imposed by the
United Naga Council (UNC), Modi said the state government was intentionally
keeping the impasse alive for political gains.
3.
"The
onus to keep supply of essential goods normal is that of the state government.
But they have failed miserably. For months the national highways have been
blocked and the Congress is hand in glove with those responsible for it. They
want to make people suffer for political gains. Such an inhuman party has no
right to remain in power for a moment," the Prime Minister said.
4.
At
a time when the Centre is holding tripartite talks with the UNC and the state
government to end the blockade, PM Modi promised that if the BJP came to power
in Manipur, the deadlock will be broken immediately after the results were
announced on March 11. He once again reiterated that the Centre was willing to
provide every assistance to end the impasse that has hampered normal life in
Imphal since November last year.
5.
Allaying
fears that the Centre's Naga Peace Accord could hurt the interest of Manipur,
Modi said, there was "not a single word in the Naga accord that is
detrimental to the interest of Manipur and its people." Slamming the
Congress for resorting to malicious campaign, Modi stated that the party was
informed well in advance about the deal but it never raised any issue back
then.
6.
"Today,
they are questioning us for the Naga accord. But what were they doing for one
and a half years? Were they sleeping then? Now during the polls they are
spreading lies," he said.
7. At
a time when the UNC blockade in protest against the state government's decision
to create seven new districts just before the assembly polls has pitted the
Naga tribal areas in the hill region against the dominant Meitei community in
the Imphal valley, Modi tried reaching out to both with a message of peace.
8.
"They
have pitted people against one another here. What kind of politics is this
where there is no value for people's lives?" he asked adding that the
Centre will never discriminate between those residing in hills or in the
valley.
9.
"What
they (Congress) could not achieve in 15 years, we shall deliver in fifteen
months," PM Modi promised.
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