2024 LOK SABHA POLLS 'MY MISSION, NOT AMBITION'

Says PM Modi; dares Cong to restore Article 370; says Cong's twin LS strategy is to divide society on caste, unite its vote bank through appeasement

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said the ongoing Lok Sabha elections were not for satisfying his personal ambitions, but for fulfilling his "mission." A strong and stable government was important not only for the country but also for the world, he said at a poll rally in Junagadh in Gujarat.

“These elections are not for my ambition, as people have fulfilled that ambition in 2014. The 2024 elections are for Modi’s mission,” the PM said. Accusing the opposition Congress of having a “dangerous mentality”, Modi said its manifesto is written in the language of Muslim League.

‘Cong relying on its Mazhabi votebank’

For Congress, this election was all about saving its existence and the party was taking help of its “Mazhabi vote bank” to stay afloat, the prime minister claimed.

Challengs Cong on Article 370

In his address, he challenged the Congress to restore Article 370 in Jammu-Kashmir, abolish the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) and the law that bans triple talaq.