J&K, Haryana assembly poll results: Congress has stooped to spreading poison in name of castes, says PM Modi

NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed the party workers at BJP headquarters after a thumping victory in the Haryana assembly elections . The saffron party will be forming the government for the record third time in the state after securing 48 seats in the 90-seat assembly.

Prime Minister Modi while addressing the workers said Haryana was formed in 1966 and all these year so many leaders led the govt in the state. He further said that 13 elections have been held in state till now out of which Haryana voters changed the regime after every five years. This is the first time that any government which has completed two full five year tenure has been given another term, he added. He also said that they also received the highest seat and vote share in these elections.

Here are the key quotes from PM Modi's speech:

• Today is the sixth day of Navratri, the day of Maa Katyayani. Maa Katyayani is sitting on a lion with a lotus in her hand. She is blessing all of us. On such a holy day, lotus has bloomed in Haryana for the third time. The victory in Haryana is the result of the hard work of the party workers, JP Nadda, CM Nayab Singh Saini. Today, the guarantee of development has overpowered the knot of lies.
• Following decades of wait in Jammu and Kashmir, elections were peacefully held there. This is a victory of India's Constitution and democracy. People of Jammu and Kashmir have given more seats to National Conference and their alliance, and I would like to congratulate them as well. But if you look at the vote percentage, then BJP has emerged as the largest party among all those who contested the polls.
• Wherever BJP forms government, the people there support BJP for a long time. And on the other hand, what is the condition of Congress? When was the last time a Congress government came back to power? About 13 years ago in 2011, their government was repeated in Assam and since then their government has not been formed again...In most of the states of the country, people have put up 'no entry' boards for Congress.
• Congress wants to weaken the country by weakening the Indian society and spreading anarchy in India, that is why they are instigating different sections. They are constantly trying to ignite a fire. The country saw how attempts were made to instigate farmers, but the farmers of Haryana gave them a befitting reply that they are with the country, they are with the BJP. Many attempts were made to instigate Dalits and OBCs but this society also recognized this conspiracy and said that they are with the country, they are with the BJP.
• Congress has done a lot of atrocities against the Dalits and backwards. For decades, they (Dalits and backwards) were deprived of 'roti, pani and makan'. Congress will never allow a Dalit or backward to ever become India's PM because Congress' family hates Dalits, backwards and Adivasis.
• For some time now, many conspiracies are being hatched against India. Many conspiracies are being hatched to weaken India's democracy and social fabric. International conspiracies are being hatched. National parties like Congress and their allies are involved in this game. Today Haryana has given a befitting reply to every such conspiracy. Every Indian will have to take a pledge that we will not let any such conspiracy succeed. India will not deviate from the path of development.
• Congress has stooped to spreading poison in name of castes, those born with golden spoon want to pit poor against each other.
• In J&K, its (Congress) allies were already worried that they were suffering losses because of Congress and today's results have shown the same. You must remember that we saw the same thing in the election results as well. In Lok Sabha, half of the seats won by Congress were because of their allies. Congress is such a parasitic party that swallows its allies.
• Some people used to say that if Article 370 is removed, Kashmir will burn. But Kashmir did not burn, Kashmir is blooming beautifully. Our Jammu and Kashmir is coming out of the era of curfew and separatism... We have re-established the spirit and dignity of the Constitution in Jammu and Kashmir. What could be a bigger tribute to Babasaheb Ambedkar than this?
• The poor in Haryana have seen the work of double engine government for the last 10 years. From free medical facilities to tap water and concrete houses, Haryana's poor families have got many facilities. Now the BJP government of Haryana will give more impetus to the work of poor welfare. Haryana is among the leading states of the country in terms of agriculture.
• Whether it is the Election Commission of the country, the police, the judiciary, the Congress wants to tarnish every institution. You will remember the kind of ruckus they created before the results of the Lok Sabha elections. During the elections too, these people and their urban Naxalite allies had gone to the Supreme Court to tarnish the image of the Election Commission. Today also they have done the same. Congress has tried to mislead the people of the country.
• I praise Haryana CM Nayab Saini and former CM Manohar Lal Khattar. They have worked very hard for the development of Haryana. When the public approves of such work, good intentions and good policies, the energy to work also doubles. Jammu and Kashmir has encouraged the BJP. These blessings inspire us to work even harder.
• This mandate has strengthened the resolve to make India the skill capital of the world. This mandate will give new courage to make India more secure and to take even the toughest decisions. I once again assure all of you and the entire country that the coming 5 years will be of even faster development, Haryana will develop, Jammu-Kashmir will develop, India will develop and we will do it. I once again express my gratitude to the people of Haryana and Jammu-Kashmir.