'Filed Nomination Without Mother's Blessings For The First Time': PM Modi Says At 'Nari Shakti Samvad' In Varanasi

PM Modi, while interacting with over 25,000 women in Varanasi, said his mother is 'Maa Ganga' (Mother Ganga) and added that 'Maa Ganga' has adopted him.

PM Modi addressed more than 25,000 women in Varanasi.

Source : PTI

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said that this is the first time when he has filed his nomination in Varanasi without his mother.

PM Modi, while interacting with over 25,000 women during the 'Nari Shakti Samvad' programme in Varanasi, said his mother is 'Maa Ganga' (Mother Ganga) and added that 'Maa Ganga' has adopted him.

"This is the first time I have filed my nomination for Kashi without the blessings of my mother. Maa Ganga is my mother that is why I said that Maa Ganga had first called me to Kashi and now Maa Ganga has adopted me," PM Modi said.

Attacking the opposition over 'Shakti row', PM Modi said that after June 4, the BJP government will make 'shakti' into 'maha shakti'.

#WATCH | Uttar Pradesh: Addresses 'Nari Shakti Samvad' programme in Varanasi, Prime Minister Narendra Modi says, "This is the first time I have filed my nomination for Kashi without the blessings of my mother. Maa Ganga is my mother that is why I said that Maa Ganga had first… pic.twitter.com/ql0EDrFVLG

— ANI (@ANI) May 21, 2024

"Leaders of the INDI alliance openly say that they will destroy the energy in Hindus, but after June 4, Modi government will make your 'shakti' as 'maha shakti'...I am continuously working for the public without stopping or getting tired," PM Modi said in Varanasi.

He further accused the Congress and SP government of neglecting the women and said their mentality is anti-women.

 

"What did the Congress and SP governments do to women... They only neglected them. The mentality of the INDI alliance is anti-women. The INDI Alliance opposes Women's Reservations," he said.

Earlier in the day, while addressing a rally in Bihar, PM Modi said the people of the country were his successors as he did not have any other successor.

"Modi is a person who does not have any personal "virasat" (legacy). For me, you are my legacy, you are my successors. I don't have any other successor. So, I have to work very hard to ensure a bright future for you and your children," he said.

PM Modi Offers Prayers At Sankat Mochan Temple 

PM Narendra Modi also offered prayers at the Sankat Mochan temple here. He was accompanied by UP Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath.

वाराणसी में आज संकट मोचन हनुमान मंदिर में दर्शन और पूजन का सौभाग्य मिला। यहां काशी सहित देशभर के अपने परिवारजनों की सुख-समृद्धि और आरोग्य की कामना की। pic.twitter.com/pT4d5VhASq

— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) May 21, 2024

In a post on 'X' in Hindi, the prime minister said, "Today I had the good fortune of visiting and offering worship at the Sankat Mochan Hanuman Temple in Varanasi. I prayed for the happiness, prosperity and health of my family members across the country including Kashi."  

Modi was in Varanasi to address the 'Nari Shakti Samvaad' programme.The temple complex resonated with the chant 'Jai Shri Ram' upon the arrival of PM Modi and Adityanath and they greeted the devotees with folded hands.