Prime Minister Narendra Modi, launching a scathing attack on the INDIA bloc for destroying the Hindu Shakti, said with confidence that after June 4, India would emerge as a mahashakti with the support of matrishakti (women). He was addressing the Nari Shakti Samvad programme at Sampurnanand Sanskrit University here on Tuesday evening. The programme was attended by thousands of women from different sections of society apart from Bharatiya Janata Party workers. Visiting his parliamentary constituency for the second time within a week, Mofi, who is seeking his third consecutive win from Varanasi Lok Sabha seat, also attacked the rivals for skyrocketing prices of essential commodities saying, During the time of Congress a film song Mehangai dayan khay jaat hai… was very popular and if the same government continued, the price rise would be two to three times more than it was today. He said that he continued to work to check the price rise and help the people to increase their savings. Modi said that by providing free ration, the government had helped the poor to save Rs 12,000 per year and the scheme would continue for another five years, if the BJP comes to power again. He also highlighted several other schemes, including Ujjwala, PMMVY (Pradhan Mantri Matru Vandana Yojana), Ayushman etc, and the promises given by the BJP in its Sankalp Patra (manifesto). Wooing the women, Modi termed INDI Alliance as anti-women and recalled the law and order situations in UP and Bihar before the BJP came to the power. The girls feared to come out and attend their colleges as crimes against the women were at their peak and the most shocking aspect of the same was that the ruling party leaders had safeguarded the criminals, he said, praising the Yogi Adityanath government for teaching a lesson to such elements. The prime minister asked the women workers to tell the people the story of success of the last 10 years. Making them emotional, he said that it was the first time when he could not seek the blessings from his mother before filing nomination papers so he said that Maa Ganga had now adopted him. Welcoming the prime minister, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said that the Modi government had increased the respect of half the population by giving them a place in his agenda in the last 10 years. The four castes he (Modi) discussed in the country. They include the poor, food providers, youth and women. After the year 2014, various campaigns, including Beti Bachao Beti Padhao, Matri Vandan and others, have been launched in the country, Yogi said, adding that not only this, the Modi government has given an opportunity to half the population to be represented in the legislature of the country by passing the Nari Shakti Vandan Act in the new Parliament. On the occasion, Union minister and BJP candidate from Chandauli, Mahendra Nath Pandey, Machhlishahr MP and candidate BP Saroj, Rajya Sabha member and Uttar Pradesh Mahila Morcha president Geeta Shakya, Archana Mishra and Meena Choubey and others were also present on the dais. 

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