PM makes blistering attack on opposition, seeks to divide UP alliance

Armed with new terminology, Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched a blistering attack on the opposition on Sunday and also sought to drive a wedge among the partners of the "mahagathbandhan" (the SP-BSP-RLD alliance) in Uttar Pradesh.

Addressing a poll rally here in eastern Uttar Pradesh, Modi said, "After Independence, there have been four types of governance, parties and political culture -- 'naampanthi', 'vaampanthi', 'daam aur damanpathi' and the fourth one that has been brought by us, the 'vikaspanthi'."
Referring to Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) chief Masood Azhar, who has been declared as a global terrorist by the United Nations (UN), Modi said, "A couple of days ago, the biggest organisation in the world declared Masood Azhar, who has claimed hundreds of lives in India, a global terrorist. Are you happy? Is Modi working properly? Pakistan, which was hosting parties for him, is now compelled to act against Masood Azhar. This is the impact of India's growing prowess."
Accusing "the 'mahamilawati' people" of treating power as a means to multiply their wealth, he said, "For us (BJP), power is a medium to serve the people."
Seeking to create a chasm in the Samajwadi Party-Bahujan Samaj Party alliance, Modi said, "When 'bua' (BSP supremo Mayawati) and 'babua' (SP chief Akhilesh Yadav) were arch rivals, then the chief minister (Mayawati) had named the district as Sant Ravidas Nagar. But 'babua', due to his self pride, removed the name when he came to power."
Hitting out at the previous Congress-led UPA regime, Modi said, "During their 10-year rule, they eroded the country's goodwill.... There were scams worth crores of rupees...the discussion was only confined to corruption, intermediaries, dishonesty and nepotism. But this 'chowkidar' (watchman) of yours has put an end to all this."
Alleging that the Congress, SP and BSP had always made people fight against each other in the name of caste and worked for their own benefits, the prime minister said, "For a long time, I had been a chief minister of a prosperous state like Gujarat and for the last five years, you had given me the task of 'pradhan sevak'."
"They (opposition) have a problem that nothing is happening to Modi. How can anything happen to Modi as 130 crore people are standing like a wall."
Hitting out at Congress president Rahul Gandhi, the prime minister said, "The 'naamdar' (dynast) of the Congress got defence deals done for his business partners and close friends. The 'naamdar' never thought about giving houses, toilets, electricity connections to the poor. He never bothered about the needs of the poor, but travelled all the way from London to Delhi for his business partners. That is why the people of his constituency have compelled him to leave the place."