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Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections 2017 LIVE: After Lal Bahadur Shastri, only I had the courage to ask people to give up their gas subsidy, says PM Modi

The polling for the fourth phase of Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections 2017 will be held on February 23.

Updated: February 27, 2017 12:02 AM IST

By Rini Sharma

Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections 2017 LIVE: After Lal Bahadur Shastri, only I had the courage to ask people to give up their gas subsidy, says PM Modi

Jalaun, Feb 20: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address two rallies in poll-bound Uttar Pradesh on Monday ahead of the fourth phase of Assembly elections 2017 which is scheduled to be held on February 23. 53 assembly seats will go polls in the fourth phase.

Apart from the Prime Minister, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav is also expected to address public at Rae Bareli, Sultanpur, Faizabad and Amethi on Monday.

Earlier on Sunday, while addressing a rally in Fatehpur district of Uttar Pradesh, the Prime Minister said that the ‘Vanvaas of Vikas’ in Uttar Pradesh must end now. He said as the nation is moving ahead at fast pace, Uttar Pradesh must also lead the path of growth and development.

In his address, Modi said that the BJP government wants to provide free gas connections to rural households and wants people to have access to clean fuel. Taking a dig at the Congress party, Modi said that the Congress confused people over giving 9/12 cylinders and appealed to people to give up subsidies so that the poor would benefit by this move.

PM Modi also played the communal card in Fatehpur while he questioned the public that if land can be given for the construction of a kabristan (graveyard) then, why not for Shamshaan (crematorium). The statement received huge flak from the general public and from the politicians as well.

The third phase of Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections 2017  concluded peacefully on Sunday and recorded 61.16 per cent voter turnout.

The seven-phase polls in Uttar Pradesh will conclude on March 8. The counting of the votes in the state will be held on March 11. Major parties in fray are Samajwadi Party, BJP, Congress and BSP.

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