‘Sabhi khey meri dhal’: PM greets people in Pahari at Nahan rally, recounts ‘old relation’ with Himachal
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday (May 24, 2024) kicked off his election rally in Himachal Pradesh’s Nahan by speaking in local dialect Pahari. “PM ne sabhi khey dhal, sabhi khey meri Ram Ram (happy greetings from the PM to you all),” the PM said as he addressed a huge gathering at Nahan’s Chowgan ground.
Modi emphasised his long-standing connection with Himachal Pradesh, stating, “Times have changed, but Modi has not changed. Modi has the same old relationship with Himachal. Himachal is my home. I have come to my home.” He said he still remembered local dishes ‘patande’ and ‘siddu’ that he would cherish when he would visit Himachal earlier.
He also mentioned local deities Maa Bala Sundari, Mata Renuka, Parshuram ki Dharti, Chudeshwar Maharaj, Shirgul and Mahasu Devta as he wooed the electorate in favour of BJP candidate from Shimla parliamentary constituency Suresh Kashyap. The PM is scheduled to address another rally on Friday in Mandi where party candidate and actor Kangana Ranaut is locked in a fierce contest against Congress minister Vikramaditya Singh.
The PM launched a scathing attack on the Congress and its government in Himachal Pradesh, accusing Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu of failing to fulfill his electoral promises. He targeted the opposition INDIA bloc, alleging that it had torn the Constitution into pieces. “The Constitution does not matter to them. The Congress used to oppose Ram Mandir only for its vote bank.
They opposed the sanctification of the temple. There is a conspiracy going on in the Congress regarding the Ram temple. If the Congress comes to power, they will lock the Ram temple,” he asserted.
Modi criticised the Himachal Pradesh Congress government for not delivering on its promises. “In Himachal, the Congress promised to reinstate the old pension scheme in their first cabinet meeting. But the pension was not received. Instead, the cabinet itself broke down. Did women get the promised Rs 1,500?
Did the youth get five lakh jobs in the first cabinet? Leave aside jobs, this is a locksmith government. The commission which provides jobs was locked. The Congress is communal, casteist and dynastic,” he said.
