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Modi, Rahul battle it out in Uttarakhand

As the Uttarakhand polling date nears, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi sharpened their attacks on each…

Modi, Rahul battle it out in Uttarakhand

Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi conducting road show in Haridwar district (PHOTO: SNS)

As the Uttarakhand polling date nears, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi sharpened their attacks on each other while holding rallies on the same turf. While Modi accused the Congress party of having no vision for growth and development in the state, Rahul accused him of embracing corrupted leaders who were kicked out of his party. 

Accusing the Congress government in Uttarakhand of having no vision for growth even though the state has great potential in tourism and allied sectors, Modi asked the people to vote out the ruling party and give the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) a chance to ensure new heights of development in the next five years.

"Have you ever thought why despite having such great potential Uttarakhand has lagged behind Chattisgarh and Jharkhand which were created together by Atal Bihari Vajpayee? In spite of the Maoist problem, Chattisgargh with a BJP government has established itself among the fastest growing states," he told a poll rally at the GITI Maidan in Shrinagar. He said that he has grand plans to tap the state's tourism potential and herbal wealth to attract visitors from all over the world to its doorsteps.

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While the prime minister addressed a rally in Pithoragarh and Shrinagar in Garhwal, Rahul held a roadshow in Haridwar district. The roadshow started from Bhagwanpur and concluded in Haridwar. He said the Congress threw garbage out of Uttarakhand but Modi brought it back in his party.

“Modi ji says he is fighting against corruption. But, all the corrupt leaders which we had removed from our party, was embraced by the PM. We cleared the garbage, which Modi ji has kept in BJP,” Rahul said, referring to ex-chief minister Vijay Bahuguna and other Congress rebels. The road show witnessed a big turnout.

The BJP has pumped in all their energy in poll campaign in Uttarakhand. On Sunday, Union Road Transport and Highways and Shipping Minister Nitin Gadkari, Union Textiles Minister Smriti Irani and others addressed public gathering in different parts of the hill state. Uttarakhand will go to polls on 15 February.

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