Dismissing opposition charges, Prime Minister Narendra Modit on Tuesday ruled out splitting of Maharashtra and separating Mumbai from the state.
Speaking at the rally in Maharashtra's Dhule, Modi said, Congress leaders have been spreading lies. They say Maharashtra will be divided. Has anyone been born in this country who can divide the land of Shivaji ? I assure you that as long as I am in Delhi, no power in the world can split Maharashtra and also separate Mumbai from Maharashtra. Without Mumbai there is no Maharashtra, without Maharashtra there is no India."
The Prime Minister's remarks come against the backdrop of MNS chief Raj Thackeray reportedly accusing Modi of having a "hidden agenda" to split Mumbai from Maharashtra.
Slamming Congress for the farmers' suicide in the last 10 years, Modi urged the people to punish the "murderers" of farmers in the October 15 Assembly elections.
He said, "Politicians have the habit of making promises during campaigns and then forgetting them. But I am not a politician, I am your sevak. We never made promises to win elections. We made promises to transform the lives of people."
"The Congress-NCP government destroyed an entire generation in Maharashtra in the last 15 years. No jobs to youth and no security to women, these are their deeds. Farmers committed suicide, despite their (Congress-NCP) being in power in the state and the Centre," he said.
Stating that I am not your politician, but Sevak, Modi said,"During the Congress regime, one crore bank accounts were opened in one year. But we opened the same number of account within five weeks. We we fullfil all the promises that we have made.
Appealing people to vote for BJP he said "Press on the lotus button on October 15 and make it the liberation day for the state from 15 years of Congress misrule."
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