Ensure not a single Congress candidate wins: Modi in Telangana rally

The Prime Minister said both the Congress and the ruling TRS engaged in caste politics and vote bank politics

Modi, Narendra Modi
Prime Minister Narendra Modi at a public rally in Madhya Pradesh’s Chhatarpur on Saturday photo: PTI
Press Trust of India Mahbubnagar
Last Updated : Nov 27 2018 | 5:13 PM IST

Attacking the Congress, Prime Minister Narendra Modi Tuesday urged the people to ensure not a single candidate of that party wins in the forthcoming Telangana assembly polls.

Addressing an election rally here, Modi asked the people "to take a pledge in the memory of the martyrs for Telangana's cause and ensure not a single Congress candidate wins" in the December 7 assembly elections to the state.

Recalling the role of Sardar Valabhbhai Patel in uniting India after partition, Modi told a large gathering that had it not been for the Iron Man, Indians would have needed a Pakistani visa to visit Hyderabad.

Read our full coverage on Telangana Assembly Election 2018

The Prime Minister said both the Congress and the ruling TRS engaged in caste politics and vote bank politics.

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First Published: Nov 27 2018 | 4:35 PM IST

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