PM Modi plays development card in Delhi, vows to clear mess of last 16 years

A confident Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday said the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) would form the government in Delhi under the leadership of Kiran Bedi and vowed to clear up the mess of the last 16 years in the national capital.

"As soon as the results are declared on February 10, under the leadership of Kiran Bedi, we will begin the development of Delhi. We are not going to stop for a single moment because, we have to clear up the mess of the last 16 years in these five years," Prime Minister Modi said while addressing an election rally in Ambedkar Nagar.

Making a last ditch effort to ensure a BJP win in Delhi, Prime Minister Modi reached out to the lower sections of society and promised permanent houses to them.

"The purpose of my politics, the goal of my politics is development. Development means to bring a change in the lives of the poor. Children of the poor should get education, old parents of the poor should get medicine. I want to bring a change in the lives of the poor. I want to give them a 'pucca makan' in place of 'jhuggi' where they live. A 'pucca makan' with electricity, water, toilets and all such facilities," he said.

Prime Minister Modi urged the electorate to elect the BJP with a full majority in Delhi, saying the national capital has suffered a lot due to an unstable government.

"A BJP Government with full majority is the need of the hour to ensure that Delhi develops. It needs a stable government. You all have seen how much Delhi has suffered due to unstable government. Instability in Delhi affects the entire nation. This is the country's capital and a capital cannot hang in balance," he said.

Prime Minister Modi further said that the opposition is needlessly trying to incite the people of north-eastern origin.

"I have seen in the last two days that attempts are being made to incite our north-eastern brothers and sisters," he said.

The Prime Minister said the SIT probe into the 1984 riots should not be politicised.

"For the 1984 riots, the judiciary has recommended that a SIT be formed. Shouldn't we do it? Shouldn't we deliver justice to the victims of the 1984 riots? And if we do it, they are saying we are doing it because of the polls," he said.

With less than 36 hours to go for the campaigning to end, the leaders of various political parties have been holding road shows, rallies and personally meeting the electorate and convincing them.

The elections for the 70-member Delhi Assembly will be held in a single phase on February 7. The counting of votes will take place on February 10.