BJP Council meet live: Congress obstructing Ayodhya case, says PM

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New Delhi: The second day of BJP’s national council meet started on Saturday in New Delhi's iconic Ramlila Maidan. It is likely that this will be last national council meeting of the BJP before the upcoming Lok Sabha polls.

Sources claim that during Saturday's meeting, the BJP leaders will focus on strategy against opposition in order to secure a win in 2019 general elections. Prime Minister Narendra Modi will also deliver a valedictory speech.

The national council meet is attended by senior BJP leaders, BJP national executive council members, national council members, all MPs, MLAs, MLCs, national office-bearers of all morchas among others.

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# PM Modi concludes his speech by asking the party leaders and workers to take the vision of party forward.

# The Gandhis have no respect for law. They stand for dynasty, we stand for democracy, says PM Modi.

# Raking up the Ayodha issue, Prime Minister Modi says that Congress is using their lawyers to stall the issue.

PM Modi: Congress is trying to obstruct the Ayodhya case through its lawyers, Congress was even ready to impeach the CJI using false allegations, what kind of mentality does the Congress have which works against the country's interest on every issue? pic.twitter.com/ioD5Fma0dd — ANI (@ANI) January 12, 2019

# They want majboor sarkar, we want mazboot sarkar: Modi 

# PM Narendra Modi hits back at the Congress, saying: 'They can hurl as many insults as they want, but this chowkidar is not going to stop.'

# The prime minister referred to criticisms on changing names of schemes and institutions and asked: "I want to know how many schemes are in my name?" "We have not renamed anything. Does Ayushman Bharat scheme has my name? We have kept the nation above everything else."

# PM Modi promises to double farmers' income by 2022. 

# Opposition parties make fun of Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao: PM Modi

PM Modi at BJP National Convention in Delhi: Important initiatives have been taken up in last 4 years for women empowerment. Ppl made fun of ' Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao' for political opposition, but we have come a long way to free society of wrong beliefs that existed for decades pic.twitter.com/QpOjuRuIAJ — ANI (@ANI) January 12, 2019

# 'We have not touched the existing reservation system. This is an additional 10 per cent. You know, some people are trying to spread misinformation against this,' PM Modi says

# Talking on 10% quota for upper caste poor, PM Modi says, "This is not just reservation but an attempt to give a new dimension to the aspirations of youths, who are left behind. The provision of reservation done by Babasaheb Ambedkar is as strong today as it was then. And will continue to remain strong."

# PM Modi attacks the Congress and said that the previous governments pushed the nation into a well of darkness.

# PM Modi remembers late Prime Minister Atar Bihari Vajpayee, saying: "This is the first time that the BJP council meet is being held without late prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee. I am sure he is blessing us from wherever he is, and I am sure he is happy to see his party's progress today."

# "A party that ran from two rooms once upon a time, is today holding such a huge meeting of its leaders, this itself is an achievement," says PM Modi.

# PM Narendra Modi starts his address

#WATCH: PM Narendra Modi speaks at BJP National Convention in Delhi https://t.co/Srd91iOsKV — ANI (@ANI) January 12, 2019

# No alliance can defeat BJP in 2019, says Amit Shah

# BJP chief Amit Shah has started addressing the BJP national convention amid Modi-Modi chants

# PM Modi saved thousands of crores in Rafale deal: Jaitley

प्रधानमंत्री श्री नरेन्द्र मोदी जी ने राफेल डील में देश के हजारों करोड़ रूपये बचाए हैं।

देश के गरीबों का जो पैसा कांग्रेस पार्टी ने लुटाया था, उसको आज मोदी सरकार वापस ला रही है : श्री @arunjaitley #NaMoAgain — BJP (@BJP4India) January 12, 2019

# Congress ka shehzada ho, Bengal ki didi ho, Andhra Pradesh ke babu ho, UP ki behenji ho, sab dil mein ichcha rakhte hain aur sabki talwarein chunaav ke baad niklengi, Jaitley says.

Finance Minister Arun Jaitley at BJP National Convention in Delhi: Congress ka shehzada ho, Bengal ki didi ho, Andhra Pradesh ke babu ho, UP ki behenji ho, sab dil mein ichcha rakhte hain aur sabki talwarein chunaav ke baad niklengi. pic.twitter.com/tM3IjF1nb0 — ANI (@ANI) January 12, 2019

# Finance Minister Arun Jaitley speaking on BJP's political resolution

# UP CM Yogi Adityanath says that even if there is a mahagathbandhan or not, the BJP will perform better than 2014 in the upcoming Lok Sabha polls.

# UP govt has given houses to 18 lakh poor individuals: Yogi Adityanath

Uttar Pradesh CM Yogi Adityanath at BJP National Convention in Delhi: Within 1.5 yrs, UP govt has given houses to 18 lakh poor individuals, irrespective of their caste or religion, under Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana. Under SP govt, only 63,000 houses were built in 5 years of rule. pic.twitter.com/YMwrjUCa2u — ANI (@ANI) January 12, 2019

# Amidst thundering applauds, UP CM Yogi Adityanath to address the crowd

# Rahul has learnt to insult India from foreign soil: Prasad

# This election is not of UP, this is for India. People will look for a leader who will lead India: Prasad on SP-BSP alliance

# Only glue of alliance is hatred against Modi. We have appeared to Millenium voters to vote for Modi, Ravi Shankar Prasad says

# 2019 election is a choice between stability versus instability: Prasad

# Congress continues to play with national security: Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad

# Sitharaman urges party men to work with a resolve on 'ab ki baar phir Modi sarkar'

# We have not had one major terrorist attack in this country after 2014: Sitharaman

Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman at BJP National Convention in Delhi: We have not had one major terrorist attack in this country after 2014. This govt under the leadership of PM Modi has ensured one thing that there shall not be an opportunity for terrorists to disturb peace. pic.twitter.com/qWehbpZkFd — ANI (@ANI) January 12, 2019

# Country can foresee a bright future only under leadership of PM: Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman

# Non-performance, corruption were the features of the previous govt: Nitin Gadkari Gadkari

# PM Modi, Amit Shah arrive at Ramlila Ground to attend BJP National Convention