Modi returns to India only during elections: Uddhav

Taking a dig at Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray today said the PM remained in the country only during elections and left as soon as they were over.

"Our prime minister keeps travelling abroad and they (BJP) say the country is changing...He comes back only during election times. But once the polls are over, he is out again...," Thackeray said, while addressing a rally at Vasai in support of his party's candidate, Shrinivas Wanaga, for the May 28 Palghar Lok Sabha bypoll.

Taunting the BJP over its "Abki baar Modi sarkar" slogan in the 2014 general elections, he said, "Next time around, it will be 'fuska bar' (damp squib)."
Taking potshots at Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, who addressed a poll rally at nearby Virar today, the Sena chief said, "The UP CM could not retain his own Gorakhpur Lok Sabha seat in the recent bypoll...He is here to give advice to his party workers on how to lose your seat."
Refuting Fadnavis's allegation that he had betrayed the (Sena-BJP) friendship, he said, "Denying that you had ever promised to bring acche din or deposit Rs 15 lakh in people's bank accounts is a betrayal of the people."