Modi's words mean nothing, no promises fulfilled: Former Gujarat CM Shankersinh Vaghela
Ahmedabad, Nov 24: Former Congress leader Shankersinh Vaghela came down heavily on Prime Minister Narendra Modi Saturday, accusing him of fulfilling none of his election promises.
Vaghela, who addressed a gathering of supporters in Gandhinagar, also attacked Modi for "weakening" the institutions such as the Central Bureau of Investigation and the Reserve Bank.
Four-and-a-half years after Modi became prime minister by promising "Acche Din", creation of two crore jobs per year and Rs 15 lakh in everyone's bank account, none of the assurances have been fulfilled, Vaghela said.
"You deliver speeches, but your words have no meaning.
Give us results. If you cannot deliver results in four-and-a- half years, people of the country are going to say, come on, it's your turn now (to deliver). Who are you fooling?" he said.
The former BJP leader attacked the Central government for "seeking Rs 3.5 lakh crore from the RBI", and appointing "corrupt officials" to the CBI "to hide your sins and harm your opponents."
"Entire system is finished.This government has nothing to talk about after four-and-a half years," Vaghela, a former Gujarat chief minister, said.
Talking about the BJP government in the state, he said it is reeling under a debt of Rs 2.5 lakh crore.
It is announcing schemes worth thousands of crores but is not willing to waive loans of farmers, he said.
"In Gujarat, there were very few cases of farmer suicides (earlier). But in the last one month alone 10-12 farmers have ended their lives," he said.
He also criticised the government over a report that Patidar quota agitation leader Hardik Patel was unable to rent a house in the state.
"Why should you hound a man if he is fighting for his community? Doesn't he have the right to live here?" Vaghela asked.
He also called for setting up a museum dedicated to the rulers of erstwhile princely states so that "the new generation remembers their contribution."
Vaghela had recently written an open letter to Modi making the demand.
Before addressing the gathering, Vaghela held a road-show. Among those who attended the gathering were representatives of erstwhile royal families who felicitated Vaghela for demanding a museum dedicated to former rulers.
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LIVE | Election Results of five states 2026
New Delhi: The countdown has begun for the counting of votes for the Assembly elections in five states that have captured the attention of people across the country.
The counting of votes for the Assembly constituencies of West Bengal, Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Assam and the Union Territory of Puducherry will begin simultaneously at 8 am, and the fate of candidates in a total of 824 constituencies will be decided shortly.
The counting of postal ballots will take place first, followed by the counting of EVM votes in several rounds.
- Bhupen Borah, who recently left Congress and joined the BJP, is leading in Assam’s Bihpuria constituency
- Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma is leading in Jalukabari constituency
- BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari is leading in West Bengal’s Nandigram constituencyFive-state elections: Postal vote counting begins
- TMC, BJP lead in one seat each in West Bengal
- In Tamil Nadu, DMK leads in 3 constituencies, while TVK leads in 1
- UDF leads in 5 seats in Kerala, BJP in 1, LDF in 1
- BJP leads in 2 seats, AIUDF in 1 in Assam
- AINRC leads in 1 constituency in Puducherry
- TMC leads in 5 seats in West Bengal; Mamata Banerjee’s party maintains initial lead
- Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin leads in Kolathur
- BJP takes early lead in Assam
- Congress-led UDF leads in Kerala
- In Tamil Nadu, TVK chief Vijay leads in the Perambur constituency, lags in Tiruchirappalli South
- BJP leads in 10 seats in Assam
- LDF candidate V.P.P. Mustafa leads in the Thrikkaripur Assembly constituency
- Out of 294 seats in West Bengal, BJP is leading in 14 seats, TMC in 12 seats, Congress in 2 seats
- Out of 234 seats in Tamil Nadu, DMK is leading in 15 seats, AIADMK is leading in 5 seats, TVK is leading in 2 seats
- Out of 126 seats in Assam, BJP is leading in 31 seats, Congress in 4 seats, AIUDF in 2 seats.
- Out of 30 seats in Puducherry, NRC+ is leading in 3 seats, Congress in 2 seats, TVK in 1 seat.
- Congress’ Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury suffers a setback in theBerhampore constituency in West Bengal.
