"Which poor has got a plot, has anyone got ... but then where have thousands of acres of land disappeared, who has taken this. Does Haryana want to settle account," he said kicking off his party's election campaign in Haryana for the October 15 assembly polls.
Modi took no names but the attack comes against the backdrop of controversies surrounding the land deals of Congress president Sonia Gandhi's son-in-law Robert Vadra which the Hooda government is believed to have helped him. He also sought a clear mandate for the BJP in Haryana for putting the state on a growth trajectory.
Continuing his Lok Sabha plank of ousting the Congress, the Prime Minister hit out at the Congress for the state's backwardness.
PM on campaign trail: Prime Minister Narendra Modi addresses a rally in Karnal, Haryana http://ift.tt/1rUCFP4
— TIMES NOW (@timesnow) October 4, 2014 Seeking to connect with the farmers of the state, Modi in his 30-minute address, hit out at the Congress for stating that the Centre had imposed ban on basmati rice export.
Modi said he was surprised at the lies being spread among the people of Haryana that the Centre had imposed a ban on basmati export.
Karnal region is a famous basmati belt in the country. "My farmer brothers and sisters, on one thing you are being misled, naked lies are being told, you are being told that the Centre has imposed a ban on export of basmati rice, this is 100 per cent lies. This is injustice with the farmers.
"What is the truth then, I want to tell you that in Haryana 'mandis', Congress government has imposed 4 per cent tax and as a result Haryana farmer who sells his Basmati is unable to compete in the competitive market," he said.
"The anti-farmer Congress, which is in power for 10 years, is responsible because of which the Basmati producing farmer is distraught," he said, adding that the water table is going down, and the government is unable to supply adequate power to consumers.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi with Haryana BJP leaders at the election rally in Karnal.
Modi also launched a veiled attack on main opposition INLD, asking the people whether they would like the state being governed from jail.
INLD president and former chief minister Om Prakash Chautala has been sentenced in the teachers recruitment scam.
Chautala, who is out on bail on health grounds, had said he would take oath as the next CM from Tihar Jail.
Sonia attacks Modi, questions him on poll promises
Taking on Narendra Modi, Sonia Gandhi on Saturday accused him of trying to "show off" as if everything has been done only after his government came to power and asked the Prime Minister what happened to his promise of bringing back the black money stashed abroad.
"They are creating such an atmosphere as if nothing has happened in the country since Independence and they will change everyone's fortunes overnight. Have any steps been taken to fulfil the promises made during the Lok Sabha elections.
"Has inflation come down? Is the poor man getting food at cheaper rate? Have the unemployed got jobs?
"What happened to their promise of getting back the black money from abroad within 100 days of coming to power? Have any steps been taken in this regard? Absolutely not," Gandhi said in a blistering attack on Modi at a rally here, hours after he urged voters in Haryana to oust the Congress, targeting it over alleged land scams and "anti-farmer" policies.
Smt. Sonia Gandhi and Cm Shri B S Hooda at the Congress rally in Sirsa, Haryana LIVE at https://t.co/epZHJTi2Of http://ift.tt/1rUCFP6
— INC India (@INCIndia) October 4, 2014 In a swipe at Modi, she said, "empty vessels make the most noise. Being loud doesn't mean you are speaking truth."
"A country is not built in a day's time. For the development of a nation it takes years of hard work, the right intention and the willingness to sacrifice. But today BJP is trying to show off as if all things are happening only after they came to power, that everything is happening for the first time," the Congress president said.
Gandhi on Saturday launched Congress' election campaign for October 15 polls in Haryana, where it is locked in a contest with BJP and INLD among others.
Congress president Sonia Gandhi during her address in the election rally at Mahem in Haryana.
Gandhi, who sought votes for the Congress on the basis of development work done during the last ten years, charged BJP with taking credit for policies framed by previous UPA government.
He asked the people not to get swayed by emotions and false promises and vote wisely to bring back the Congress to power in Haryana for accelerated development.
"At the time of the elections, I urge you to take a decision after listening to your brain and not your heart. People may try to whip up sentiments, make false promises to you, beware of them," she said.
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