BHARWARI (KAUSHAMBI): Praising the government for successfully organizing Kumbh 2019, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has blamed Jawahar Lal Nehru and his Congress government for mismanagement which led to worst ever stampede of Kumbh at Allahabad that occurred on February 3, 1954.

Modi was speaking at the Vijay Sankalp rally at Bharwari, Kaushambi on Wednesday.

“Pundit Nehru jab pradanmantri thy, yeh Kumbh ke mele mai aaye thy, rajya aur kendra main congress ki sarkar thi, magar awavastha ke kaaran, yahan bhagdadh mach gayi thi” (When Nehru had come to Kumbh and there was congress government, both in state and center, the mismanagement led to worst ever stampede), said Modi.

He further said, “Iss khabar ko daba diya gaya tha taaki pundit Nehru per koi dosh naa madh jaaye, ek rupya bhi nahi diya gaya, aisa karya desh ke pahle PM ke kaal mai” (This news was subsided so that no one would blame Nehru for this and no compensation was given).

He added he himself came to Kumbh during the last leg so that pilgrims are least affected. He said that this Kumbh will also be known for cleanliness.

Criticizing the SP-BSP-RLD 'gathbandhan (alliance), he said that they cannot handle a goon of a village how can they deal with terrorists.

“Jo 20-40 seat pe chunaav lad rahen hain, wo bhi PM banna chahte hain, her gali muhale se log PM bannaa chahte hai” (those who are contesting on 40 odd seats also want to become PM), he said. He asked the supporters as to who is the face among them (referring to opposition) is capable of fighting the terrorists.

He also said that it is the power of ‘vote’ which has stopped all the bomb blasts in the country for the past Five years.

While mentioning the surgical strike, he said after Phulwama attack, Pakistan has deployed its army on the border in apprehension of earlier surgical strike carried out by India, “Magar unko pata nahi tha, yeh Modi hai, hamari sena nai teh kiya, hum upar se gaye” (They were taken by surprise and we conducted air-strike). And he continued saying…Bajrang Bali ki Jai’ (indirectly recalling how Hanuman flew to Lanka and burnt it).

Hitting hard on Congress, he said that this time Congress does not have enough candidate to field as the number of Congress candidates in the fray across the country is at an all-time low. He also added that none of the leaders of the alliance partners of Congress, be it Sarad Powar of the NCP or Lalu Yadav, no one is seen sharing the stage with Rahul Gandhi.

Lambasting the opposition and terming them as promoters of casteism and nepotism, Modi said that they are those who are either in jail or on bail and asked the public whether he has done anything due to which they have to hang their head in shame?

"For me, all people are my family irrespective of their caste and religion. Whatever I do, I do for all. What could not be done in 55 years was done by us in 55 months. We ensured power supply to 90 per cent people and rest will be covered soon," he said.

