With rallies in UP and Rajasthan, PM Modi reaches out to voters ahead of Lok Sabha polls
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PM Modi conducted his first roadshow in UP's Ghaziabad since the announcement of the Lok Sabha polls last month, and was joined by CM Yogi Adityanath and BJP candidate Atul Garg.
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Thousands of people -- from children to the elderly, party leaders and workers -- greeted him with slogans of ‘Jai Jai Shri Ram’ and ‘Abki Baar 400 Paar’
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Modi, who also addressed election rallies in UP's Saharanpur and Rajasthan's Ajmer, criticised the Congress for staying away from the consecration ceremony of Ram temple in Ayodhya
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In Saharanpur, he reached out to the Muslim community, which has a sizeable population in the Lok Sabha constituencies of western UP
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He said that real secularism is when all get the benefit of government welfare schemes irrespective of their caste and religion
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CM Yogi Adityanath said Saharanpur is the No. 1 Lok Sabha constituency of Uttar Pradesh and expressed hope that this order would also be seen in the election results
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In Saharanpur, Modi also took a jibe at the Samajwadi Party, which is a member of the INDIA bloc and an election partner of the Congress in the state
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Addressing an election rally in Ajmer, Modi called the Congress a party of “dynasts and corrupt” that is bereft of both principles and policies
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Modi also claimed the "INDI alliance has become another name for instability and uncertainty"
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According to the election schedule, eight parliamentary constituencies in Uttar Pradesh will vote in the first phase of Lok Sabha polls on April 19
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