Overview
- Campaigning in Puducherry on March 1, Prime Minister Narendra Modi accused Congress and the DMK of acting as “speed breakers,” claiming the UT was treated as an ATM for a Delhi-based family.
- Modi launched and laid foundation stones for projects worth about Rs 2,700 crore in Puducherry, including e-buses, smart city systems, water and sewer upgrades, education facilities, and an industrial estate.
- At Ajmer on February 28, he branded the Congress the “Muslim League‑Maoist Congress,” condemned the Indian Youth Congress’s shirtless protest at the India AI Impact Summit, and said the party seeks to defame India.
- He reiterated long‑running charges that Congress neglected the armed forces and delayed One Rank One Pension, while highlighting recent development pushes such as Rs 16,680–17,000 crore projects in Rajasthan and the HPV vaccination drive for 14‑year‑old girls.
- Beyond rallies, Modi inaugurated Micron’s semiconductor ATMP facility in Sanand, and opposition leaders escalated counter‑messaging, with Arvind Kejriwal declaring at a Jantar Mantar rally that the countdown to the BJP’s exit had begun after his court relief.