Congress has destroyed Gujarat and entire country: Prime Minister Narendra Modi

Leading BJP's poll campaign from the front, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday addressed four rallies in Gujarat. Addressing an election gathering of tribals in Dahod, the Prime Minister said that it was BJP which gave the country its first tribal, that too, a woman, President- Droupadi Murmu.

Criticising the Congress that despite having ruled for decades, the party didn't appoint a tribal to the top post, the PM said that instead of supporting BJP's move, the Congress opposed the nomination of Murmu. He said that it was BJP which gave "a message to world" by giving the country its first tribal President.

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In a scathing remark on Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, Modi said, "A brother is on a padyatra (Bharat Jodo Yatra) for power. There is nothing wrong as it is a democracy but what kind of speeches he is making? I want to ask those seeking power that why did they have stomachache in supporting the nomination of a daughter of an adivasi for the post of President. They should have extended the support but instead did everything to defeat her."

Earlier this week, in his first election rally in tribal dominated Mahuva Assembly seat in south Gujarat, Rahul Gandhi said that "Tribals are the first owners of the country." He attacked the ruling party sayin, "BJP thinks differently as it works to take away rights of tribals."

"They call you 'vanvasi' and want you to stay in jungle. There is a difference. They don't want you to live in cities, they don't want your children become doctors and engineers, learn to fly planes and speak English. They want to grab your land and give it to the big industrialist," Rahul Gandhi said.

Modi addressed three more rallies on Wednesday. In his home district Mehsana, he sadi that the Congress "destroyed not only Gujarat but entire country."

He claimed, "The Congress model means corruption, dynastic politics, sectarian and casteism. They are known for indulging in vote bank politics and creating rifts in the society to remain in power."

Modi also addressed in Vadodara and Bhavnagar. In Vadodara, a BJP bastion, Modi claimed that in the past eight years, "India became the fifth largest economy in the world but the real joy was it left behind Britain which ruled the country for 250 years." He enlisted his government's "achievement" in striking a deal Australia for a free trade agreement which was recently passed in the Australian parliament." Modi claimed that this deal with increase opportunity in the country.

On Thursday, Modi is expected to address four more rallies in Palanpur, Dahegam, Modasa and Bavla.