"They talks about imaginary things...": BJP's Rajendra Rathore on Congress manifesto

Churu (Rajasthan) [India], April 5 : After Congress released its election manifesto for the Lok Sabha polls, BJP leader Rajendra Rathore took a jibe at the Congress, saying that its party leaders are talking about imaginary things and adding that the Congress has not even fielded a sufficient number of candidates required for the formation of the government at the Centre.
"Congress is talking about imaginary things; they have not even fielded a sufficient number of candidates. Even if all of them win, they would not be able to form their government; they know that they should not form the government."
He further said talking "irresponsibly is the fault of the Congress Party and their leaders have become habituated to it."
"Today Congress, which ruled for 60 years, is now saying, they will bring MSP. Before the BJP government, whenever terrorists attacked, no one took revenge. Today, India's respect has increased; India respects the martyrdom of the martyrs and they (Congress) were asking for proof," he added.
Further speaking on PM Modi's rally in Churu that saw a massive participation of the people, Rathore said, "Whatever the Prime Minister said, he said it very accurately. Now, from drinking water to irrigation water, the direction of Shekhawati will change. Today, the biggest crisis is due to saline water here, it was due to lack of water, water from Yamuna will come, there can be no bigger gift than this."
Exuding confidence in the BJP's victory in the Lok Sabha polls, Rathore said that "the BJP will win all 25 seats in Rajasthan."
"Mission 25 will be completed, we will hit a hat trick for the third time and win 25 seats in Mission 25," said Rajendra Rathore.
Meanwhile, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said that the works done by his government at the Centre in the last ten years are like a 'trailer' as there is more to come in the future.
Addressing a rally in Rajasthan's Churu, the PM said that the country has witnessed a change in the last ten years of his government.
"I want to tell you that all we've done (developments work) till now, is just a trailer. These days, when we go to big hotels to eat food, they first bring a few appetizers, so what Modi has done (till now) is an appetiser, and the main course is yet to come. We have to take the country forward. In the last 10 years, you have seen the country change. Before that, the country was in a very bad condition," the PM said.
The PM was campaigning for paralympic gold medalist Devendra Jhajharia, who will represent the BJP in the Churu Lok Sabha seat in place of two-time MP Rahul Kaswan. After being denied the BJP ticket, Kaswan crossed over to Congress and is now the party's candidate from Churu.
In a veiled attack on Congress that released its manifesto for the Lok Sabha elections, the PM said that his party, the BJP, brought 'Sankalp Patra' unlike other parties.
"BJP definitely does what it says. Unlike other parties, the BJP does not just release a manifesto, we come up with 'Sankalp Patra'. Most of the resolutions we mentioned in 2019's Sankalp Patra have been fulfilled," PM Modi added.
Notably, the Congress party released its manifesto for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections on Friday, with emphasis given on tackling the issue of unemployment and defending the constitutional values of India.
The manifesto also promises to investigate several schemes, from demonetisation to electoral bonds, introduced by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and bring to law those who made illegal gains through them. It was released by Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge, along with senior leaders Sonia Gandhi, Rahul Gandhi and P Chidambaram.
Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge said that the manifesto will be remembered in history for its focus on the five pillars of justice- justice for youth, Justice for Women', Justice for Farmers, Justice for Workers, and Justice for Shareholders. In what could be a historic move, Congress has promised it will reserve 50 per cent of Union government jobs for women from 2025.
Rajasthan will go to the polls in two phases, on April 19 and April 26. Polling for 12 Lok Sabha seats will be held in the first phase on April 19, while the remaining 13 seats will be polled in the second phase on April 26.
In the first phase, voting will be held in 12 constituencies -- Ganganagar, Bikaner, Churu, Jhunjhunu, Sikar, Jaipur Rural, Jaipur, Alwar, Bharatpur, Karauli-Dholpur, Dausa and Nagaur.
In the second phase, voting will be held in 13 constituencies -- Tonk-Sawai Madhopur, Ajmer, Pali, Jodhpur, Barmer, Jalore, Udaipur, Banswara, Chittorgarh, Rajsamand, Bhilwara, Kota and Jhalawar-Baran.
The election for 543 Lok Sabha seats will be held in seven phases starting April 19. Nearly 97 crore voters are eligible to cast votes in the general election. Counting of the votes will be held on June 4.