Finger pressing EVM stronger than one on AK-47: Modi

The PM urged the people of J&K to elect a strong and stable govt in the state

Prime Minister Narendra Modi Monday said the finger which presses the electronic voting machine (EVM) is much stronger than the one that operates an AK-47.

Commending Jammu and Kashmir voters for their huge turnout in the third phase of assembly elections, Modi said at an election rally in Samba district, "Even you have the power, the power to press a finger (on the EVM), and the strength of your finger is much more than one on an AK-47."

"And this is why, I have come today (Monday) to appeal to you to have a majority government in Jammu and Kashmir, a BJP (Bharatiya Janata Party) government...We all are one and we have to take a new politics of development ahead," he said.

"There is only one mantra - vikaas (development) - which will provide the youth with employment opportunities," he said.

Urging the crowd to elect a strong and stable government, Modi assured the large, cheering crowd that he will return the love showered on him with interest, through development.

Modi arrived in Jammu Monday on a day-long visit to campaign for the BJP in the state assembly election.