Mumbai: While INDIA bloc says it is a fight for country’s soul

One should vote the Modi government out if one wants to save democracy and the Constitution was the common pitch of the INDIA bloc rally at BKC on Friday While Opposition leader Mallikarjun Kharge said the BJP will not cross 200 in this election Uddhav termed Modi as a virus of dictatorship with a guarantee of corruption Sharad Pawar said it was a crucial time for all to save democracy and Arvind Kejriwal stressed on the fact that if Modi won this election it would head for one nationone leader dictatorship The rally saw all MVA candidates on the stage togetherSharad PawarldquoThis is the first election after independence where there is a fight to save the Constitution prepared by Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar The government is out to destroy all those with whom it has differences Democracy is in danger the Constitution is in danger Maharashtra is in danger If we need to save this it is our duty to vote this government out of powerrdquo he saidMallikarjun KhargeldquoEveryone will lose their fundamental rights if the Modi government comes to power Modi follows a divideandrule policy and ignores unemployment He asks what wersquove done for 75 years ndash we saved democracy so he could become PM Modirsquos promises are all lies no Rs 15 lakh no help to farmers no jobs He lies day and night I call him the lsquoSardar of Liesrsquordquo Kharge said Kharge said the price of every essential commodity has skyrocketed Modirsquos guarantee is about inflation and liesldquoHe gives staged interviews and favours the rich Where is the bullet train he promised Itrsquos been eight years and none of his promises are keptrdquo he addedldquoWhy didnrsquot Modi visit the Ghatkopar site but only held a rally He did the same in Manipur Wersquove now united Leaders like Uddhav Thackeray and Sharad Pawar wonrsquot bow to anyonerdquo Kharge concludedldquoWhy did Modi not even visit the Ghatkopar site but just conduct a rally It is the same thing he did in Manipur We have all now joined hands People like Uddhav Thackeray and Sharad Pawar will not bow in front of anyonerdquo Kharge saidINDIA bloc leaders on stage during the rally in BKC Bandra PicSameer MarkandeArvind KejriwalldquoI have come with an appeal directly from jail please save my country This PM is killing democracy and moving towards dictatorship They tried to jail me and kill democracy when they couldnrsquot beat AAP in Delhi I built good schools and clinics but Modi wants to stop this I announced free medication but in jail my medicines were stopped If you vote for INDIA bloc I will remain free My freedom is in your handsrdquo said Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal ldquoModi wants to repeat what ruling governments in Russia Bangladesh and Pakistan did destroy the Opposition and grab power Congress accounts were frozen I was jailed Shiv Sena split and now he wants to fight pollsrdquo he said ldquoModirsquos mission is lsquoOne Nation One Leaderrsquo and hersquos also finishing BJP leaders like Devendra Fadnavis and targeting Yogi Adityanath next He forced BJP leaders like LK Advani Murli Manohar Joshi Sumitra Mahajan to retire at 75 but hersquoll soon turn 75 and pitch Amit Shah as PM Imagine what will happenrdquo he added ldquoModi uses foul language The language is an insult to Maharashtra There are CCTVs in my cell and officers monitoring me I wonrsquot waste a single day of my bail to save the nation from Modi If Modi stays in power Uddhav Thackeray and Sharad Pawar will also end up in jail We need to save democracy and alert everyone about the new party symbolsrdquo Kejriwal concludedUddhav ThackerayldquoThis is a virus of dictatorship We need to drive them out Join BJP and yoursquore safe from corruption chargesmdashModi has shown this There are two rallies in Mumbai today ours and one of traitors Modi will not be PM after June 4 He announced demonetisation suddenly at 8pm one night and now there will be deModination of the country China is encroaching but Modi comes to Mumbai to target me This Maharashtra will finish himrdquo said Shiv Sena UBT Chief Uddhav ThackerayldquoBJP has become a party of collecting garbage collects traitors Modi has done nothing for Maharashtra hersquos looted it and driven businesses to Gujarat He held a roadshow while people died This is a battle to save our countryrsquos unity like the freedom strugglerdquo he saidldquoIn Nashik he ignored a farmer asking about onions Modi focuses on HinduMuslim divide instead of real issues like China or unemployment He called me a fake child but I challenge him to a debate on our family legacy During any crisis in Mumbai itrsquos the Sainiks who respond first Modirsquos legacy is Morarji Desai who fired on protesters for Maharashtra staterdquo Uddhav addedldquoModi and Amit Shah refused timely help during the COVID19 lockdown by not organizing Shramik trainsrdquo he concludedTushar GandhiGreat grandson of Mahatma Gandhi Tushar Gandhi said ldquoWe owe a historical obligation to Uddhavrsquos grandfather Prabodhakar Thackeray He had been alerted about a plot of an assassination bid on my great grandfather Mahatma Gandhi in Vidarbha back then We are facing a similar conspiracy now and need to oust the government We have a cleanliness drive on May 20 to throw the government outrdquoAkhilesh Yadav amp Tejaswi YadavSamajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav and Bihar Opposition leader Tejaswi Yadav appealed via video message to vote for India BlocNana PatoleldquoModi brought people from Gujarat for his roadshow He was so insensitive to hold it near the Ghatkopar accident site His Mumbai rally will be his last as prime minister Farmers and businesses are suffering and unemployment is rising The Modi government is robbing Maharashtra in the name of the bullet train Modi is silent on the vaccine scam thatrsquos killing peoplerdquo said state Congress chief Nana PatoleNaseem KhanldquoCommon people are harassed This election is about saving the nation The INDIA bloc is united for this taskrdquo said Congress leader Naseem KhanSanjay RautldquoThe prime minister is giving special attention to Maharashtra roaming the streets of Mumbai This rally shows Modi is finished After June 4 there will be no more BJP dominance Wersquove suffered in jail now itrsquos their turnrdquo said Shiv Sena leader Sanjay RautEquating BJP to Chor Bazar he said Modi and his team were similar to that ldquoI appeal to Modiji not to visit Balasaheb Thackerayrsquos memorial as Modi had split his party Thackerayrsquos soul will only curse Modiji The party has sent a message of corruption by absorbing all the corrupt leaders They are coming to loot Maharashtra and split Mumbai from Maharashtra Please remain alert and vote carefullyrdquo Raut saidVijay WadettiwarldquoThe INDIA bloc is winning all seats in Vidarbha Marathwada and even Mumbai If the government had worked they would not have had to split other parties Creating splits is itself like accepting defeat Raj Thackeray is seen as a celebrity We also call celebrities for entertainment pay them and send them We donrsquot know if he was paid at all The Ghatkopar rescue operation was on and we had the prime minister holding a rally there The farmers are suffering May 20 is our second freedom struggle to save our democracyrdquo said Maharashtra Leader of Opposition Vijay Wadettiwar6No of Lok Sabha seats in Mumbai