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country and I want it to grow”
He has himself personally
asked voters to not fall prey
to fake promises made by
others, and he further stated,
“We as a community have
come up striving hard. Let’s
not ruin that by asking for
reservation. Quality and merit
is important for the nation to
grow. I have known him (Sh
Narendra Modi) for years.
He does nothing for himself.
Growth and welfare of the
poor is his only concern”
BJP foreign affairs head Vijay
Chauthaiwale said, “Some
NRIs have come to Gujarat
and are campaigning for BJP.
Others, who can’t spare time
to visit India, are part of our
social media messengers.
They are also making calls to
their friends and family back
home to urge them to vote
for BJP. All these efforts are
purely on voluntary basis.
People visiting India and
campaigning are doing at their
own expense. All these efforts
show their great affection
for BJP and PM Modiji. We
usually guide them on where
they should campaign, but
most of them wish to work in
their home districts as they
are familiar with the people
and the geography”
He further added that, “we
left this country because
there were no opportunities
but Narendrabhai is trying
to change that. He is doing
something good and all of us
should support him”
There is a lot of enthusiasm
among Gujarati Indians
and since 2014 elections
their participation has been
increasing. Many NRI’s are
now in touch with the State’s
development and have been
contributing their bit.
“Modi’s heart is still in Gujarat
and he is still overseeing the
state’s development. The
state has not seen any riots
since 2002,” said Bhailal
Patel, a 77 year old Chicago-
based NRI who has known Sh
Modi Ji since his beginning
days.
The momentum is only
going to pick up further, as
this time of the year is most
visited by NRI’s from all over.
Due to marriages in Gujarat
and festival vacations in
other parts of the world, and
campaign is going to benefit
further.
Bharat Barai, an oncologist
from NY, USA said, “I tell
people I can’t vote here. I
can’t contest from here but
I came here to campaign
for Modi because I love this
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