PM Modi’s rally in Bengaluru Palace Grounds: From Digital India to terror attacks – key points

‘We took the digital dream of Indians forward’

Further emphasising on the achievements of the ‘Digital India’ initiative, Modi said, “We have already laid the foundation for a digital India. With applications like Rupay and BHIM app, we are taking the digital dream of Indians forward,” he said.

‘We have isolated Pakistan internationally’

Modi added that the current union government under his leadership was successful in isolating Pakistan. “Earlier, only Russia was with India while everyone else was with Pakistan. We have changed this situation. Now only China is with Pakistan. Everyone else is with us now,” he said.

“Demonetisation was actually not a failure… Modi tried his best” — an engineer at the Bengaluru rally tells @ImMKR https://t.co/VohApcZsyx pic.twitter.com/p3pUOhLPKE

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‘Congress-JD(S) government has failed to ensure security’

Modi criticised Congress and JD(S) coalition government in Karnataka for failing to keep the state safe. Raking up old bomb blast events that occurred in the city, he asked, “Has something like this ever happen during my tenure?” “When blasts used to take place in the nation, Congress government used to change its Home Minister and put the entire blame on one person. But Modi doesn’t change the Home Minister, Modi changes the ways.” Modi said.

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When Congress’ ‘mahamilavati remote government’ was at the centre, didn’t blasts occur in Bengaluru? Wasn’t the nation living under fear of terror attacks? Did any major blast take place in last five years of your “chowkidaar’s chowkidaari,” he added.

The Prime Minister, after travelling from Mangaluru to Bengaluru, chose to share the dais with the top brass of Karnataka BJP. Former Karnataka chief minister SM Krishna, state BJP president B S Yeddyurappa, and BJP Karnataka vice-president Tejaswini Ananth Kumar were among the top leaders present at the venue. During the address, PM Modi also requested support from voters for candidates from Bangalore Central, North and South candidates PC Mohan, DV Sadananda Gowda and Tejasvi Surya, respectively.

Demonetisation, Balakot strikes, development: what a young voter at Modi’s Bengaluru rally has to say on why he’s backing @BJP4Karnataka — @ImMKR reports. https://t.co/n71KS3gU9C pic.twitter.com/vPH9tEFJYr

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Interestingly, Modi chose to begin and close the address in Kannada. He began saying, “Nimma Chowkidaruninda ellarigu swagatha” (Your Chowkidar welcomes you all )and also remembered former union minister Ananth Kumar and former Jayanagara MLA Vijayakumar for their contribution to Bengaluru.