Amid polling in 61 constituencies, PM campaigns in neighboring district, seeks vote for ‘Rashtravadis’

Uttar Pradesh (27/02/2022): As the polling for the fifth phase of the Uttar Pradesh polls is underway, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday reiterated his ‘Parivarwadi’ jibe, an apparent reference to the Samajwadi Party (SP), and said that this time the state Assembly election is between “Parivarwadis (dynasts) and Rashtravadis (nationalists)”.

“This time the election is between Parivarwadis and Rashtravadis. In this election, the Dalits, the oppressed, the backwards and the general class are all united against the Parivarwadis and are determined to defeat them,” said PM Modi while addressing a rally in Deoria.

Reminding people of the Samajwadi Party regime, the PM said, “Remember, how you had to go to Gorakhpur in medical emergencies because the then government didn’t pay any heed to people’s medical needs here. Many innocent kids died due to brain fever. It is the result of the Yogi government’s efforts that brain fever has come under control in this area. More and more children’s lives are being saved.”

PM Modi said that the “double engine” Uttar Pradesh government is giving free ration to more than 9 crore backward people, 3 crore Dalits and 3 crore families of general category. “In difficult times, only BJP came to your rescue while the Parivarwadis were sitting at home,” he added.