Home minister Amit Shah campaigned for Hema Malini in Mathura

Prime Minister Modi, too, had addressed a public meeting in Meerut three weeks ago in support of Arun Govil, known for his portrayal of Lord Ram in the Ramayan teleserial of yore. On Friday, the Prime Minister also addressed rallies at Amroha, Hathras and Aligarh, preparing for the second phase of the Lok Sabha elections, slated for April 26. 

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On the other side are candidates like Kunwar Danish Ali, who earlier won the Amroha seat in 2019 on an SP ticket, and is now contesting as the Congress-SP candidate from Amroha. The BJP has fielded Devendra Nagpal against him. In his Aroha rally on Friday, Modi said, “Earlier, riots were common in Uttar Pradesh. Many people from western UP had to leave their homes and put them up for sale. Our daughters and sisters were not safe. Yogi has freed UP from such gangster. We can not vote them into power at any cost,” he said.

Danish Ali, meanwhile, recalled the way he was targeted by BJP’s MP Ramesh Bidhuri, who used several communal slurs against him while speaking in Parliament. “I was abused in Parliament. That is why PM Modi and UP Chief Minister want to defeat me. This is the first rally of Congress-SP in Amroha. And this shows how much Rahul Gandhi and Akhilesh Yadav love Amroha,” he said. 

Yadav, meanwhile, responded to Modi’s “do shehzadon ki film” remark by saying, “Their own film is not doing well. The first day was a complete flop. Nobody is interested in listening to their tired dialogues.” Modi had on Friday made the remark referring to Gandhi and Yadav. Gandhi added, “PM Modi has turned over all ports and airport to Adani in the last ten years. They will keep you distracted and let all the money go to a select 20 to 25 people.”