Monday, January 14, 2019

Modi eyes first-time voters in TN

Asks Workers To Meet Youth In Constituencies

Shanmughasundaram.j@timesgroup.com

Chennai:14.01.2019

Stating that BJP is the natural choice of the first time voters, who will decide the future of the nation, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday urged the party functionaries to give top priority to these voters, who were not interested in “dynasty” parties.

Sending a clear message to booth level workers of the party “to make first time voters their priority”, Modi urged party workers to establish a deeper connection with youngsters in the age group between 18 and 22 years. This was during the teleconference interaction titled, ‘My Booth is Strong Booth’, between Modi and BJP workers from Mayiladuthurai, Perambalur, Sivaganga, Theni and Virudhunagar constituencies.

He asked party workers to organise a massive gathering of the first time voters to get them to register their names in the electoral rolls.

“They are not interested in dynasty, they are interested in development,” said Modi.

They are not interested in “promise” and “drama”, they are interested in “performance” and “delivery”, he added.

Listing out the establishment of educational institutions like IITs and increase in 30% medical seats in the last five years, he said, “From study to startups and skills to sports, we have created a big supporting system for the youngsters and opened the door for more opportunities. Reach them with all the information on development projects and ensure there will never be a doubt in their minds as to who is working for a better future,” he said. BJP is their natural choice, he said.

Party state unit leaders and functionaries to shoot videos of beneficiaries of Union government schemes and post it on social media to reach out to a larger section, he said.

Taking a dig at opposition parties, Modi accused them of having formed “an opportunistic alliance”. He said "dynastic parties” want to build their own empire, while BJP wants to empower people. “Unlike other parties, we are not in politics for divide and rule or building vote banks. We are here to serve the country in every possible way. On one hand, we have developed agenda…and the election is an opportunity to take the agenda of development to new heights.”

BJP, which started with two MPs, got the opportunity to serve many states and the nation. “Our success naturally angered so many people, who are doing nothing, but negative politics,” charged Modi. They are abusing BJP and himself. But they should not underestimate the people of India, he said.

“Our friends in the opposition are anyway a confused a lot. They have no opportunity to say that Mod is bad, government is not working and people dislike the BJP. Yet, the first thing they do is forming an opportunistic alliance,” he said

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