PM Modi vows action on Sabarimala gold loss if BJP forms govt in Kerala

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday (January 23) said that the BJP’s victory in the Thiruvananthapuram Corporation shows that people in Kerala have started to trust the party, adding that there will be a change in Kerala in the upcoming Assembly elections. PM Modi further stated that if the BJP comes to power in Kerala, the Sabarimala gold loss case will be investigated.

The prime minister said it was his guarantee that if the BJP forms the government in Kerala, the Sabarimala gold loss will be examined, and those responsible will be jailed.

Addressing a BJP rally in Thiruvananthapuram, PM Modi recalled that the BJP's rise to power in Gujarat started with winning a single city nearly four decades ago, and said the same would happen in Kerala.

BJP’s Thiruvananthapuram triumph

Elaborating further, PM Modi said that before 1987, the BJP was a marginal party in Gujarat and would hardly get any media coverage.

"In 1987, for the first time, the BJP won control of the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation, much like the party's recent victory in Thiruvananthapuram. Since then, the people of Gujarat have entrusted us with the opportunity to serve, and we have continued to do so for decades,” said PM Modi.

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"Our journey began in one city in Gujarat, and similarly, in Kerala, our beginnings have started with a single city. I believe this demonstrates that the people of Kerala are beginning to place their trust in the BJP, connecting with us in the same way Gujarat once did," he added.

‘Determination to liberate Kerala’

The prime minister said that his party's win in the Thiruvananthapuram civic body was a victory of the firm determination to liberate Kerala from the alleged corrupt rule of the LDF and UDF.

Modi claimed that for decades, both the LDF and UDF have neglected Thiruvananthapuram, depriving the capital city of basic facilities and infrastructure.

‘Left, Congress neglected people’

"The Left and the Congress have consistently failed to address the needs of our people. However, our BJP team has already begun working towards a developed Thiruvananthapuram. To the people of the city, I say -- have faith, the change that has long been overdue is finally on its way,” said Modi.

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"Thiruvananthapuram, for the entire country, will become a model city. I extend my full support to make Thiruvananthapuram one of the best cities in India," he added while addressing the massive crowd at the Putharikandam Maidan.

Modi arrived in Kerala to launch various developmental projects and flag off new train services in the poll-bound state.

(With agency inputs)