\nDarbhanga, Feb 28 (PTI) Addressing a rally here on Wednesday, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said the BJP ended the \u201ccrisis of credibility\u201d in Indian politics by fulfilling the promises it made to the people.<\/p>\n
Calling for support for the party in the upcoming Lok Sabha polls, Singh also talked about the Modi government conferring Bharat Ratna to Karpoori Thakur, and alleged he was neglected by the Congress.<\/p>\n
\u201cIn Congress\u2019 time, only one family got all the honours. Our prime minister also gave Bharat Ratna to P V Narasimha Rao ji, who was a Congress leader. We honoured his contribution,\u201d Singh said.<\/p>\n
The senior BJP leader said his party does what it promises.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe do what we promise. During the 2014 Lok Sabha elections when the election manifesto was being drafted, Prime Minister Narendra Modi ji used to regularly remind me that I should take utmost care of the fact that none of the promises we cannot fulfil should find a place in the manifesto,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
\u201cIn 2019, Modi said the same thing. You can pick out both manifestos and see for yourself whether we fulfilled the promises we made or not,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
\u201cSince 1951 when we were working as Jan Sangh, we used to talk about removing the Article 370 from Jammu and Kashmir. We did what we said. We said we would abolish triple talaq, we did so,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
Singh also referred to the movement undertaken by the BJP for construction of the Ram temple in Ayodhya.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhen the movement was going on for the construction of Ram temple in Ayodhya, I led a group of kar sevaks as the national president of the Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha (BJYM). I also had to go to jail for this movement. Today, a grand Ram temple has been constructed in Ayodhya,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
Singh said that since 1984, the BJP had been saying that when it gets an opportunity, a grand Ram temple would be built in Ayodhya. The opposition used to mock us that we don\u2019t tell the date when the temple would be built, but now everyone knows the date of January 22, Singh added.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhen the Congress was in power, they used to say that they will eradicate poverty. But they failed to do so. Whereas under the leadership of Modi ji, 25 crore people have come out of poverty in ten years. Poverty cannot be eradicated by giving speeches,\u201d Singh said.<\/p>\n
Singh also said that the annual defence exports have increased to Rs 20,000 crore from Rs 1,000 crore.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhen I became the defence minister, there were defence exports from India worth about Rs 1000 crore. Now it has exceeded Rs 20,000 crore. Defence production worth more than Rs 1 lakh crore is taking place in the country,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
Singh called upon people to vote BJP to power again.<\/p>\n
\u201cI will tell you why you should cast your vote in favour of the Bharatiya Janata party. You might say that everyone appreciates its party and the government and I am doing the same.\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
\u201cBut, this is not the case. Here many intellectuals are sitting. I am saying that if you don\u2019t agree with what I am saying you can publicly challenge me,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
He said that there is a reason why he is saying that the track record of the BJP government has been excellent. \u201cAround 10 years have passed since we formed the government. You have seen the working of previous governments also, especially the Congress government,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n
\u201cIn all previous Congress governments, some or other allegations of corruption have been made. But under the leadership of Prime Minister Modi, noone can dare make an allegation (of corruption) against our government,\u201d he added. PTI<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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