Gujarat elections: Prime Minister Modi accuses Congress of 'misleading Muslim community', targets Salman Nizami

During a poll campaign rally for the second phase of  Assembly Elections in Gujarat, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday accused Congress of "misleading the Muslim community" and making "fake promises of reservation".  Prime Minister was speaking at a rally in  Lunavada town of Mahisagar district in north Gujarat. Even as Gujarat votes for the first phase of assembly polls, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and BJP Amit Shah continued their campaign trail for Gujarat elections on Saturday. 

Modi again raised the issue of "Congress leaders abusing and mocking" him. He claimed that for him the "nation is everything".

In every part of the nation, the Congress has misled the Muslim community. They have made fake promises of reservations for Muslims but in no state have they fulfilled their promise: PM Modi #GujaratElection2017 pic.twitter.com/QamN0I1AXm

— ANI (@ANI) December 9, 2017

Prime Minister Narendra Modi Targetted Congress leader  Salman Nizami for "calling our army rapists" and said people won't accept leader like Nizami. 

Salman Nizami asks on Twitter- Modi who is your father, who is your mother? Among the other things he says- he calls for Azad Kashmir. He calls our army rapists. How can the people accept such people like Salman Nizami? He also says there will be an Afzal from every home: PM Modi pic.twitter.com/GAkioHAMMS

— ANI (@ANI) December 9, 2017

Congress leaders Rajiv Shukla, however, claimed not to have any affiliation with Nizami, reports ANI.

Kaun Nizami? Kahin aap hi ka toh aadmi nahi hai: Rajiv Shukla,Congress on PM Modi's remarks on Salman Nizami pic.twitter.com/cGlOYCr7Fy

— ANI (@ANI) December 9, 2017

Modi claimed that Gujarat will also reject Congress as has been witnessed in other parts of the country. 
Modi said: Congress has been rejected comprehensively across the nation. Gujarat too will reject the Congress and will punish them for their politics

On Saturday, Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi will be in Vadnagar, Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s hometown, and address a public meeting there.