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In a sharp attack on the Congress without naming it, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday said the opposition party has played with the emotions of the poor and divided the country on caste lines for six decades -- a "sin" which it is committing now as well. Modi's statement came hours after the Nitish Kumar government in Bihar released findings of its caste survey months ahead of the 2024 Lok Sabha polls, which revealed OBCs and EBCs constitute a whopping 63 per cent of the state’s total population. The Congress is a constituent of the ruling bloc in Bihar and has promised a caste-based census in the country if voted to power at the Centre.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday congratulated Asian Games medallists, hailing the country's speed skaters who dazzled with two surprise bronze medals in men's and women's 3,000-metre team relay events.

India's speed skaters won two bronze medals in the men's and women's 3,000-metre team relay events to match their best-ever performance in roller sports at the continental showpiece in Hangzhou on Monday.

Teenagers Karthika Jagadeeswaran and Heeral Sadhu combined with 29-year-old Aarathy Kasturi Raj to clinch India's first-ever medal in the speeding skating discipline in Asian Games. Anand Kumar Velkumar, Siddhant Kamble and Vikram Ingale then followed their women counterparts to grab the third spot with a timing of 4:34.861s in the final at Qiantang Roller Sports Centre.

"Incredible display of teamwork brings home yet another Bronze Medal. Anandkumar Velkumar, Siddhant Rahul Kamble, Vikram Rajendra Ingale have the Bronze in the Men's Speed Skating 3000m Relay. India is overjoyed and takes immense pride in this accomplishment!" Modi said.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday slammed the opposition parties for their "anti-development" politics and said they have no vision or road map and hate to see the country's progress in different fields under his government. He asserted that anti-BJP parties do not like the fact that the country is now a days praised at global forums. “When the entire world is praising the country and sees their future in India, there are those who indulge in politics and are unable to see anything except their chair...they do not like India being praised the world over. These anti-development people are trying to prove that nothing has happened in the nation and they have pain in their stomach (over India's praise)," he said.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday made a strong attack on Congress in poll-bound Madhya Pradesh, saying “those people who don't have a new thinking or a roadmap” can never help the state make progress and that they forget about the country's achievements "with all the hatred they have".

Addressing a rally here, the Prime Minister said the BJP government has turned Madhya Pradesh from a 'Bimaru Rajya' to the top ten states in the country and the party’s aim is to make it “one of the top three states of the country”.

"Those people who don't have a new thinking or a new roadmap development can never help Madhya Pradesh progress. These people have only one work & that is to hate the country's progress & the various schemes. They forget about the country's achievements with all the hatred that they have,” he said.

He said Congress had been in power for 60 years but failed to speed up development.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Chhattisgarh and Telangana on Tuesday to launch a slew of development projects in the two poll-bound states.

The Prime Minister's Office said Modi will inaugurate and lay the foundation stone of multiple development projects worth more than ₹26,000 crore from Jagdalpur in Chhattisgarh and more than ₹8,000 crore from Nizamabad in Telangana.

Telangana Minister and Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) Working President Kalvakuntla Taraka Rama Rao (KTR), while participating in the launch of silt carting vehicles under the Dalit Bandhu scheme in Hyderabad, hit out at the Swachh Bharat Mission of Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday.

BRS Minister KTR said, "On the occasion of Gandhi Jayanti, today some leaders are sitting in Delhi and giving slogans of Swachh Bharat, Swachh this and Swachh that. But there won't be much work related to it. There will be only programs for clicking pictures and remembering Gandhiji here and there for namesake."

"However, keeping Gandhi's views of Swachta in mind, we have taken up Swachh Telangana," he added.

My guarantee is India will be one of top three economies in world in next few years: PM Modi

"...Madhya Pradesh is a land of warriors. Foundation stones for projects worth over ₹19,000 crore have been laid here...The number of projects launched by BJP in a year has never been done by any other party. Today a lot of connectivity projects were launched...IIT Indore a lot of new work has started," says PM Modi during his rally in Gwalior.

PM Modi says, "...Double engine means double development in Madhya Pradesh. In these years our government has turned the state from a 'Bimaru Rajya' to the top ten states in the country. Our aim is to make Madhya Pradesh one of the top three states of the country..."

"Those who got 60 years could not bring development and always played with the sentiments of the poor," says PM Modi in Gwalior.

Nearly 2.25 lakh families will enter into their new homes before Dussehra, Dhanteras and Diwali this year, says PM Modi in Gwalior.

"Gwalior-Chambal has given bravehearts for the security of the country," says PM Modi at a rally in Gwalior.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurates or lays foundation stones for projects worth over ₹19,000 crore in poll-bound Madhya Pradesh

PM Narendra Modi lays the foundation stone of various projects in Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday said that Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot has already "accepted defeat" by requesting him not to stop schemes initiated by the Congress in Rajasthan, and gave a guarantee that the BJP will not stop any scheme but only try to improve it.

Addressing a public rally in Chittorgarh, Modi also gave a clear indication that no chief minister face will be projected in the poll-bound state.

The BJP, he said, will contest the assembly election on the party's symbol 'lotus'.

Former chief minister Vasundhara Raje, BJP state president CP Joshi, leader of opposition Rajendra Rathore, union minister Arjun Meghwal were among the political leaders present at the rally.

On PM Modi's MP visit, Union Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia says, "Today the PM will come to Gwalior. He will launch development projects worth Rs. 19,000 crores related to various sectors. Under PM Awas Yojana, the foundation stone for 2.21 lakh houses would be laid... Nine new health centres would be launched worth Rs. 300 crores. Industrial zones would be launched in Indore and Ujjain... A MEMU (Mainline Electric Multiple Unit) train would be launched between Gwalior and Sumavali... The PM will inagurate National Institute for Divyangs and a sports stadium..."

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi to inaugurate and lay the foundation stone of many projects of public interest in Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh.

Attacking the Ashok Gehlot government over the issue of corruption and women's safety, PM Modi said he is pained when atrocities take place against daughters anywhere in the country but charged that the Congress has made this a tradition here.

Congress leader and Tonk Constituency MLA Sachin Pilot on Monday called PM Modi's visit to Rajasthan a way of wooing the people ahead of the state assembly elections. He said that the visits done by the BJP are 'more political and less administrative'. Pilot also exuded confidence that the Congress party will once again win the Rajasthan elections.

"The public understands what is the reason for the repeated visits of the Prime Minister and BJP leaders. If there was concern about the 8 crore people of Rajasthan, then there are 25 MPs of Rajasthan, but still, no effort was made to fulfil the special demand of Rajasthan. Everyone knows their visits are more political and less administrative," the Congress leader said.

At Chittorgarh, Rajasthan: Prime Minister Narendra Modi says, "What happened in Udaipur was not even imagined by anyone... People come on the pretext of getting clothes stitched and cut the throats of tailors without any fear or dread... Congress saw a vote bank even in this case. I want to ask Congress, what did the Congress party do during the Udaipur tailor killing, they played vote-bank politics...?"

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday came down heavily on the Ashok Gehlot-led Congress government in Rajasthan and accused it of destroying the state in the past five years.

Addressing a public rally at Chittorgarh in the poll-bound state, Modi said, "The Congress government in Rajasthan has destroyed the state in the past five years. It pains me that the state tops in crime list... The maximum number of cases of crime against women are from Rajasthan... Is this why you voted for the Congress?"

Modi said Rajasthan has decided to save the state by bringing back the BJP government.

Speaking on the alleged paper leak in Rajasthan, Modi said the mafia will be held accountable and given the “harshest punishment”.

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PM Modi hit out at Rajasthan chief minister Ashok Gehlot during a rally in Chittorgarh. “CM Gehlot was busy securing his seat in the state and his party (Congress) was busy snatching his seat... Every corrupt person, goon, rioter, tyrant, and every leader of Congress has considered himself the government of Rajasthan. Congress left no stone unturned in looting the state,” he said.

Addressing the rally, PM said, “Rajasthan is saying with great confidence and trust - BJP will come, hooliganism will go, BJP will come and stop the riots, BJP will come and stop stone pelting, BJP will come and stop dishonesty, BJP will come, it will bring women security, BJP will come and bring employment, BJP will come and make Rajasthan prosperous.”

PM Modi said, “I am saying with a very sad heart that today when it comes to crime, Rajasthan comes on top. Today, when it comes to anarchy, riots and stone pelting, the name of Rajasthan is infamous.”

He added, “Today our Rajasthan is becoming the most infamous in the cases of atrocities on women, Dalits and backward people.”