Indian Congress Party Vice President Rahul Gandhi waves to supporters during a public rally in Mumbai on April 20, 2014.
Ridiculing
Rahul Gandhi's allegationsagainst him,
Narendra Modi today said his remarks were comical and the Congressleader could soon force stand-up comedian Kapil Sharma to "shut hisshop".
Mr Modi, who was addressing a public meeting in favour of firebrandBJP leader Uma Bharti, also targeted Prime Minister Manmohan Singh for hiscomments on the 'Modi wave' in the country, saying that the PM had also failedto see corruption in his government and only the "mother-son duo"were visible to him, in a reference to Sonia Gandhi and Rahul. (Manmohan Singh can't see anything because of mother-son duo: Narendra Modi)
"I feel the TV serial of comedian Kapil Sharma willclose in a few days. His (Gandhi) videos can be shown by TV people and all theexertion of the elections will go away. You will not have to go anywhere forentertainment," Mr Modi said at an election rally yesterday. (Full Coverage: India Votes 2014)
He said, "Gandhi at his rally in Gujarat had said that thereare 27,000 crore posts vacant in the state, but he failed to realise thatIndia's population is only about 125 crore."
On Mr Gandhi's statement regarding Lokayukta, he said"it was Gujarat's Lokayukta, who held a former Congress Chief Minister guiltyof corruption and now his son was minister in the centre."
Mr Gandhi had on Saturday said Mr Modi would have been injail had Lokayukta and RTI Commissioners been in place in Gujarat. (Your chowkidar would have been in jail if Lokayukta was in place in Gujarat: Rahul Gandhi)
Attacking SP government in Uttar Pradesh, Mr Modi alleged thathere number of fire-arm licences was higher than number of families.
On the role of the Election Commission in Bundelkhand, theGujarat chief minister said "the importance of the election body will beproven only if it ensures a safe polling for the people who are beingterrorised by other parties using guns."
Referring to her leaked video clip in which she described MrModi a "Vinash Purush" (agent of destruction), BJP's candidate fromthe constituency Uma Bharti said she has great regard and respect for the BJP'sprime ministerial nominee. (Uma Bharti files complaint over CD release of her old Narendra Modi attack)
"Those who have leaked the clip failed to realise that twodays after that incident I travelled through Gujarat and saw the developmentwith my own eyes. I was impressed with it," she added.
She said the main issues in Bundelkhand are law and order,education, employment, water and electricity and if BJP comes to power, it willwork toward providing these necessities to the people.
Attacking Rahul Gandhi, Ms Bharti said his Bundelkhand packagehas failed to reach the people.
On the 'outsider' tag being leveled on her by her opponents,Ms Bharti said, "They say, I'm from outside, but I want to ask them whereis Sonia Gandhi from. They can accept her, but not a daughter ofLalitpur."