As it happened: Modi calls for unity to fight terror during Dussehra speech in Lucknow

Cannot spare those who aid terrorism: PM Modi

Jo aatankwaad karte hai unko jadh se khatam karne ki zarurat hai, jo atankwaad ko madad dete hai ab to unko bhi baksha nahi ja sakta: PM pic.twitter.com/eCNuD4OXex

— ANI UP/Uttarakhand (@ANINewsUP) October 11, 2016

Our land is of Budh: PM Modi

“Sometimes war is inevitable in society, but this land is of Budh and not yudh,” says PM Modi.

We want to move from Yudh to Budh

Krishna je jeevan me yudh tha, Ram ke jeevan me yudh tha, par hum vo hai jo yudh se Budh ke marg pe jaana chate hai: PM Modi pic.twitter.com/GZ86THB1Oc

— ANI UP/Uttarakhand (@ANINewsUP) October 11, 2016

Women need to be respected: PM Modi

Women need to be respected and treated right, no matter what religion or background one comes from. We have to kill the scattered faces of Ravana within us, says PM Modi

Everyone has to speak in one voice against terrorism

Everyone has to speak in one voice against terrorism: PM @narendramodi

— PMO India (@PMOIndia) October 11, 2016

International Day of Girl Child today

“It’s also the international day of girl child today. When the entire world is celebrating it, we are discriminating between boys and girls. When will we kill this Ravana within us?”

US did not understand the issue of terrorism in 1992-93: PM Modi

In 1992-93, I was in US talking to state department, they said that terrorism is your law and order issue. They didn’t understand it then, says PM Modi

If Indians become more vigilant, terrorists won’t succeed: PM Modi

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“There’s no limit to terrorism. It can destroy anyone anywhere. It’s imperative for the world powers to unite on the issue of terrorism. We cannot spare anyone who helps terrorism,” says PM Modi

Terrorism is an enemy of humanity: PM Modi

Lord Ram epitomises humanity. Ramayan is witness of the fact that Jattayu was the first one to fight against terrorism, says PM Modi

Celebration of Dussehra within us

There should be a celebration of Dusshera within ourselves as well, kill the 10 "haras" within ourselves: PM Modi pic.twitter.com/Garcctlml5

— ANI UP/Uttarakhand (@ANINewsUP) October 11, 2016

We must end the Ravana inside us: PM Modi

“We have to overcome our own shortcomings and end the Ravana inside us”

We burn Ravan every year, what does it teach us? Everytime we do that we should promise to kill the Ravan within ourselves & the society: PM pic.twitter.com/GxQNdKky9A

— ANI UP/Uttarakhand (@ANINewsUP) October 11, 2016

Dussehra is victory of good over evil

We burn Ravana every year. What do we learn from this ritual? Our aim should be to burn all evil inside us as well: PM Modi

PM Modi addresses gathering

“The entire country is celebrating Dussehra today. This part of India has given us Lord Ram and Lord Krishna,” says PM Modi.

Rajnath Singh welcomes PM Modi

This Lucknow is my home, so on behalf of the city I welcome the PM once more: HM Rajnath Singh pic.twitter.com/TR2GmHLdj9

— ANI UP/Uttarakhand (@ANINewsUP) October 11, 2016

PM Modi sent a message that India is now a strong country: Singh

I want to welcome PM Modi because he sent a message to the world that India is no longer weak. It is a strong country, says Singh.

I want to express gratitude to PM Modi: Rajnath Singh

“Lucknow is known as the city of Lord Ram’s brother Lakshman. This Lucknow is my home. So, on the behalf of everyone, I welcome PM Modi, says Rajnath Singh

PM Modi felicitated at the venue

PM Narendra Modi at Aishbagh Ramleela Ground (Lucknow), felicitated with a symbolic mace & bow & arrow. pic.twitter.com/3chbfObqPp

— ANI UP/Uttarakhand (@ANINewsUP) October 11, 2016

BJP responds to Opposition’s allegations

BJP said Prime Minsiter Narendra Modi does not need their permission to visit any part of the country as he is the Prime Minister of 125 crore people of India and a Lok Sabha member from Uttar Pradesh.

It said the country is proud of Modi who believes in action and salutes him and the armed forces for the surgical strikes which targeted terror launch pads across the LoC. – PTI

Modi takes part in the aarti ahead of his speech

PM Narendra Modi at Aishbagh Ramleela Ground (Lucknow), #WATCH the event LIVE via ANI FB feed https://t.co/s6NjZ0Ry3Q pic.twitter.com/GnRxvJj8YN

— ANI (@ANI) October 11, 2016

PM Modi at Aishbagh Maidan

PM Narendra Modi at Aishbagh Ramleela Ground (Lucknow), #WATCH the event LIVE via ANI FB feed https://t.co/s6NjZ0Ry3Q pic.twitter.com/YwvKT7YSDh

— ANI (@ANI) October 11, 2016

PM Modi arrives at the rally venue

PM Modi arrives at Aishbagh Maidan, where he will address the gathering and take part in the celebrations.

Decorations at Aishbagh Maidan

All set for Dussehra celebrations where PM @narendramodi offers prayer and arti in Lucknow - https://t.co/Sfv9Z49LED #SpecialVijayaDashami pic.twitter.com/h4elyo0pUW

— BJP LIVE (@BJPLive) October 11, 2016

Theme of the event: Destruction of terrorism

Harishchandra Agarwal, president of Ram Leela Samiti, said that the theme this year is atankvaad ka samool naash (destruction of terrorism from its roots), reported IndiaTV.

Akhilesh Yadav greets PM Modi but unlikely to attend the event

Although CM Akhilesh Yadav greeted  and welcomed PM Modi at the Lucknow airport, Uttar Pradesh’s Principal Secretary (Information) Navneet Sahgal told The Indian Express that Yadav is “unlikely to attend the programme”.

Sonia Gandhi at Atnav Dharmik Ramleela

Delhi: Congress president Sonia Gandhi at Dussehra Celebrations at Atnav Dharmik Ramleela pic.twitter.com/9vu3RNksPJ

— ANI (@ANI) October 11, 2016

President Pranab Mukherjee at Dussehra celebrations

President Pranab Mukherjee, Vice President Hamid Ansari, Manmohan Singh & Sonia Gandhi at Dussehra Celebrations at Atnav Dharmik Ramleela pic.twitter.com/VQ964G2bot

— ANI (@ANI) October 11, 2016

Sonia Gandhi at Ramlila Maidan

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Sonia Gandhi and Manmohan Singh are attending the Dussehra celebrations at the Ramlila Maidan in Delhi. President Pranab Mukherjee is also in attendance.

PM Modi at the Lucknow airport

PM Narendra Modi arrives in Lucknow (UP), will attend Dussehra Mahotsav at the Aishbagh Ramleela Ground pic.twitter.com/MEzbQGcMAr

— ANI UP/Uttarakhand (@ANINewsUP) October 11, 2016

PM Modi lands in Lucknow

Governor Ram Naik, Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav and Home Minister Rajnath Singh greet PM Modi at the Lucknow airport.

Nitish Kumar attends function at Gandhi Maidan

Patna: Bihar CM Nitish Kumar at “Ravan Dahan” function at Gandhi Maidan; effigies of Lanka, Kumbhakarna & Indrajit set on fire. pic.twitter.com/AG4xHC9ztD

— ANI (@ANI) October 11, 2016

Lucknow event planned before surgical strikes: Sources

According to sources, PM Modi’s Lucknow event was planned months before the surgical strikes, reports CNN-News18.

Meanwhile, Bihar CM Nitish Kumar too attends festivities

Patna: Bihar CM Nitish Kumar at “Ravan Dahan” function at Gandhi Maidan pic.twitter.com/6eYPfz0s6m

— ANI (@ANI) October 11, 2016

PM Modi leaves for Lucknow

Leaving for Lucknow where I will join Vijaya Dashmi celebrations. Looking forward to the programme.

— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) October 11, 2016

‘Gau mata hai’

Gau mata hai, aur iska kaam karne wale saare gau rakshak saare bhale log hai jo kanoon, samvidhaan ke andar rehke kaam karte hain: Bhagwat pic.twitter.com/rRhKv6vdFS

— ANI (@ANI) October 11, 2016

“The Sangh does not want to be a separate body in India,” he said. “The Sangh wants the Sangh to exist in the entire society,” Bhagwat added.

Few elements using caste-based discrimination to create divides: Bhagwat

“As and when such incidents take place, there are a few elements that use it to create rift between people,” ANI further quoted Bhagwat as saying.

Due to discrimination based on caste, creed, language a few incidents take place in our society which are shameful: RSS Chief Mohan Bhagwat pic.twitter.com/9fOoqtV5Zg

— ANI (@ANI) October 11, 2016

On education

“Education is needed so that a person imbibes good values,” Bhagwat said, adding that the cost of education should be low.

He also said that the teacher was very important and people who genuinely wanted to educate children should be selected as teachers, not just someone who wants to get salary from a job.

Kashmir ki upadravkari shaktiyon ko uksaane ka kaam seema paar se hota hai, ye baat kisise chhupi nahin hai, saari duniya jaanti hai:Bhagwat pic.twitter.com/xK5ubEOlOQ

— ANI (@ANI) October 11, 2016

Bhagwat talks about unity of India

“The Constitution talks about the Union of states. But people should not forget that we have been one nation for many years. And the objective of the Constitution is to keep the country united,” Mohan Bhagwat said.

“We need to make sure that the emotional integration of people does not die,” he said. “The greed for welfare of India should be the top priority,” he added.

Bhagwat also said that the state governments should not act just for the welfare of the state, but for the nation.

Entire Kashmir is ours including Mirpur, Muzaffarabad and Gilgit-Baltistan: RSS Chief Mohan Bhagwat pic.twitter.com/5G1osFvDvy

— ANI (@ANI) October 11, 2016

Bhagwat praises Modi govt, army for surgical strikes

“Pakistan-occupied Kashmir is a part of India,” said Bhagwat. “We all know that the outrage in Kashmir is because of forces across the border,” he said, praising the central government again.

“But we gave a proper response to them. The Indian Army gave a proper message. And the people behind the commotion in Kashmir got the message that there is a limit to tolerance,” he said, clearly referring to Pakistan.

“There should be nothing lacking when it comes to securing our borders,” he said.

Need to promote nationalism in Kashmir: Bhagwat

“The heated protests in Kashmir have cooled down. There is a need to promote nationalism in Kashmir,” Bhagwat said. “Strict action should be taken against the people who try to cause commotion in the Valley,” he said.

Gau rakshaks are good people: Mohan Bhagwat

“Move towards prevention of cow slaughter,” Bhagwat told his people. “There have been many groups which have been protecting cows all over the country,” he added, as he praised groups trying to “protect” cows in India.

“Gau rakshaks are good people,” he said. “Throughout India, there is a law to protect animals from animal cruelty. That is why these gau rakshaks have to do andolan to protect animals within the laws of the society,” he added.

“The people doing gau raksha cannot be compared with those people trying to divide people in our country,” said Bhagwat.

Some people want us to feel weak: Bhagwat

“Opposition leaders make their point only by speaking against the govdernment. And there is also nothing wrong with this. This is democracy…But there are some faults in our society too,” Bhagwat further said.

“There are greedy forces trying to take advantage of the situation,” he added. “Some people spread rumours about events which did not take place in the first place because they do not want India to become a great force in the world,” he said.

Bhagwat also said that these people spoke against the government, irrespective of which party was in power. “Those people want us to feel weak in the same way we felt weak during British rule,” he said.

There are some people who do not want to see progress in India: Mohan Bhagwat

“We can see that the current government is one which does substantial work. The society now believes that the government is working for their welfare and the society is moving forward,” Bhagwat said.

“But we know that there are forces which do not want India to become a great force in the world. Those who only work on the basis of create divide also try to influence people in India,” he further said.

“Such people cannot come to terms with progress in India and good governance,” he also said.

“During the days of British rule, we had become obsessed with the ideas imposed on us by the British,” said Bhagwat.

He also said that there was lot of knowledge we could get from ancient India. He asked the youth to use that knowledge.

RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat addresses rally

Mohan Bhagwat talked about Kashmir in his speech on the occasion of Dussehra in Nagpur.

History of the RSS celebrations on Dussehra

RSS was founded in Nagpur in 1925 on Vijayadashmi, this News18 report stated. This move to celebrate its foundation day on a day which signifies the victory of good over evil “is part of what social scientists tend to call aesthetics of mobilisation.” Another part of these ‘celebrations’ is the Shastra Puja or weapon worship.

RSS cadre using surgical strikes for votes in UP

RSS cadre is preparing to use the surgical strikes conducted by the Indian Army across the LoC against terror launch pads as evidence to show that BJP is running a decisive government, according to this Hindustan Times report .

In poll-bound Uttar Pradesh, RSS will use the surgical strikes divert attention from the Ram temple issue, said the report.

My greetings to all Swayamsevaks: PM Modi

On the Sthapana Diwas of the RSS, my greetings to all Swayamsevaks & best wishes in their endeavours to serve our nation.

— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) October 11, 2016

Celebrations underway in Nagpur

Maharashtra: RSS #Vijayadashami celebrations underway in Nagpur, Mohan Bhagwat, Union Min. Nitin Gadkari & Maha CM Devendra Fadnavis present pic.twitter.com/5r6Av5ABQY

— ANI (@ANI) October 11, 2016

Meanwhile…

Punjab: Effigy of Pakistan PM Nawaz Sharif seen in Amritsar, will be burnt with the effigies of Ravana, Kumbhkaran & Meghnad #Vijayadashami pic.twitter.com/1Zx4o7B70M

— ANI (@ANI) October 11, 2016