Madhya Pradesh Polls: PM Modi focuses on temple, women quota

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi spearheaded the party campaign in Madhya Pradesh for the second consecutive day, addressing three back-to-back rallies in which he attacked the Congress over the Ram Temple, women's reservation and corruption.

Addressing his first rally in Satna, Modi said that his government has made four crore pucca houses for the poor, but he has "not made even one house for himself".

"Your one vote is going to help the BJP form the government in MP again. Your vote will strengthen Modi in Delhi and it will also keep the corrupt Congress a hundred miles away from power in MP. That means one vote, three wonders. It is like Trishakti," he added.


Referring to the construction of the Ram temple at Ayodhya in Uttar Pradesh, Modi said, "Wherever I go nowadays, there is talk of Lord Ram's temple being built in Ayodhya. There is a wave of happiness all over the country." He accused the Congress of declaring Lord Ram as imaginary.

He also accused the Congress of making secret pacts with people who conspire against India and cautioned the people of Madhya Pradesh. Modi spoke about the women's reservation in the Lok Sabha and assemblies and said that Congress had delayed it for years.

"Modi fulfilled this guarantee given to his sisters and daughters. Modi has opened every door for our daughters, from mines to the frontlines of the army. Today, our daughters are joining the army, new avenues have opened up for them to become officers in the army," he said.

He also lauded the state's women-centric schemes such as Ladli Behna and Ladli Lakshmi.