What to Watch Out ForNarendra Modi kicks off BJP's poll campaign with 'SARAB' dig at Oppn
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday kicked off the party's election campaign portraying the upcoming polls as a contest between “a decisive government and an indecisive past".
Speaking at a public rally in Meerut, Modi said, “Whether it be on land, in the sky or in outer space, it is this chowkidar who has shown the courage to carry out surgical strikes."Rallying up: The Prime Minister said that his government has never lost sight of its vision, whether it is land, sea, air or even space - with the Mission Shakti's success.
"I will give you an account of what I did and I will also give you an account of what others did, or didn't," Modi said in his address.
The Prime Minister also took a jibe at the opposition parties by coining the acronym ‘SARAB’ (the hindi word for alcohol).
"Sapa (Samajwadi Party) ka 'sa', RLD ka 'Raa' aur Baspa (BSP) ka 'ba', matlab 'sharab'. For UP's good health and for India's future, should you not stay away from sarab? Sapa, RLD, Baspa, ye 'sarab' aapko barbaad kar degi (this sarab destroy you)," the Prime Minister said.He said she said: Following the ‘SARAB’ dig, opposition party leaders including the Congress sought an apology from the Prime Minister questioning whether such language violated the model code.
Congress's chief spokesperson Randeep Surjewala said the Prime Minister, like a "flop film actor", was making acronyms from the names of opposition political parties to compare them to liquor.
Bahujan Samaj Party chief Mayawati said that the PM’s address was symptomatic of his “casteist and distorted mindset".
Meanwhile, Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav said the word 'sarab' meant mirage, which the BJP was trying to show the country and now that elections were near, they were following the same. “Those who promote intoxication of hatred do not know the difference between ‘sharab’ and ‘sarab," he said. EC likely to decide whether PM Modi's 'Mission Shakti' announce a code violation
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