PM Modi’s defeat from Varanasi will be historic: Mayawati

Npnews24online: Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) chief Mayawati on Saturday cornered Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the issue of development of eastern Uttar Pradesh and asserted that it would be ‘more historic than a win’ if PM loses from Varanasi — his parliamentary constituency.

पूर्वांचल के साथ यह वादाखिलाफी व विश्वासघात तब हुआ है जब पीएम व यूपी के सीएम इसी क्षेत्र का प्रतिनिधित्व करते हैं। योगी को तो गोरखपुर ने ठुकरा दिया है तो क्या ऐसे में पीएम श्री मोदी की जीत से ज्यादा वाराणसी में उनकी हार ऐतिहासिक नहीं होगी? क्या वाराणसी 1977 का रायबरेली दोहराएगा?

— Mayawati (@Mayawati) May 18, 2019

Taking to Twitter, Mayawati attacked the ‘Gujarat model of development’ and wrote, “The Gujarat model of PM Modi was not at all successful in eliminating extreme poverty, unemployment and backwardness of the Purvanchal region of Uttar Pradesh. This is blatant deceit. Instead of development, the Modi-Yogi double-engined government has only given communal tension, hatred and violence to the country.”

“This deception and betrayal happened with people of Purvanchal even when PM and UP’s CM, both represent this region. If Yogi can be turned down by Gorakhpur, wouldn’t the defeat of PM Modi from Varanasi be more historic than his win? Will Varanasi repeat what Raebareli did in 1977?” she added.

The constituencies going to polls tomorrow also include Varanasi. Modi, who is contesting from Varanasi, did not go for campaigning to his constituency where he did a massive road ahead of the filing of nominations. Congress leader Ajay Rai, who lost to Modi in the last elections, will again face the prime minister while SP has fielded Shalini Yadav from the seat.