Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that the double-engine government of BJP has prioritized the development of Uttarakhand and has worked for the poor. He said that the BJP Government has provided economic assistance directly into the bank accounts of women of the state and provided them free cylinders. Addressing a 'Vijay Sankalp Sabha' public meeting in Rudrapur in Udham Singh Nagar today, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that this decade was the decade of Uttarakhand and the next ten years are extremely important for the people of the state including the women and sisters of the state. <br />''<br />''Mr. Modi said that our Government ensured that the effects of the pandemic were mitigated so that lakhs of MSMEs and employment of people were saved. He said that our Government ensured that the poor from the Tarain area to the hills always had enough to eat and the poor are given free ration even today. He said that women, laborers, and the poor of the state have been given economic help to tide over the pandemic. He said that the all-weather road project is about to be completed and that the Kumaon area would be connected to Dehradun and Haridwar by four-lane highways and expressways. He said that the government has set a record for road building.<br />''<br />''Mr. Modi said that the government is constructing highways & airports here and under the 'Parvat Mala' project, ropeway connectivity will be provided in remote areas via the national ropeway development program. He said that new medical colleges & degree colleges will be opened to improve medical facilities in the state.<br />''<br />''Mr.  Modi congratulated Uttarakhand on being successful in administering 100% first dose vaccination to the people of the state and gave credit to the Chief Minister of the state. He accused the opposition of spreading rumours and politicising the Covid vaccine. He also said that Congress forced the people to migrate, by ignoring the development needs of the state.<br />''<br />''Mr. Modi said that tourism, industry, and employment in the state are on track again after the pandemic. Apart from Poorna Devi and Reetha Sahib, he paid his respects to Veer Udham Singh after whom the district was named. He said that the sacrifice of the brave Sahibzadas has the power to inspire the children of India for centuries to come. He said that for this very reason, the BJP government has declared 26 December as Veer Bal Diwas. He appealed to the people to press the button for lotus on the poll day and rid the state of the people who disrespect the nation and its bravehearts. BJP leader and Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami said if voted to power, the BJP government will implement the Uniform Civil Code in the state.<br />'' <br />''Meanwhile, Congress senior leader Priyanka Gandhi-Vadra addressed a public meeting in Khatima in Udham Singh Nagar today. Addressing the gathering, Ms. Gandhi-Vadra said that rights of religion, development, and employment of the people of the state are being taken from them. She said that Congress is committed to providing employment to the youth of the state.  She said Congress wants an opportunity to work for the people of the state. She accused the BJP of doing work merely for photo-ops. She said voting for Congress is voting for the future and progress of the state. She said if voted to power employment opportunities will be created, inflation will be reigned in and health services will be improved in remote areas.<br />'' <br />''Union Home Minister Amit Shah said today that the work of the Rishikesh-Karnprayag rail line project is being completed in Uttarakhand at a cost of 16 thousand crores and the construction work of the Tanakpur-Bageshwar rail line project will also start soon. Addressing a public meeting in Dhanaulti today, Mr. Shah said that the BJP government has announced that the ropeway will start between Kedarnath and Hemkund Sahib soon. Mr. Shah said that after the Kedarnath disaster, no work was done by the Congress government He said that the  BJP government got Kedarnath reconstructed at a cost of Rs.400 crores. He informed that the reconstruction work of Badrinath is being done with an expenditure of Rs 450 crores. The Union Home Minister said that the BJP government at the centre has sent about 20 lakh crore rupees to the homes of army personnel by implementing One Rank One Pension. The ex-servicemen of Uttarakhand have benefited the most from this decision. He asked the voters to vote for BJP by relying on Narendra Modi and Pushkar Dhami. <br />''<br />''Meanwhile, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath addressed a public meeting in Tehri today. Mr. Yogi said that if someone does not know the definition of Hindu in Devbhoomi, then that party should not have the right to come to power. He said that 'Hindu' is not a communal word but it is our cultural identity. BJP leader and Union Minister Rajnath Singh also held a public meeting in Salt in the Kumaon region of the state today. Prominent leaders of the Bahujan Samajwadi Party, the Left Front, Samajwadi Party, Uttarakhand Kranti Dal, and other regional parties and independent candidates are busy campaigning across the state in full swing.<br />'' <br />''<span style="color: #222222;">Today is the last date of political campaigning before the state goes to the polls on 14 February for 70 assembly constituencies. Campaigning for the assembly elections will end at 6 pm today. Upcoming polls will decide the electoral fates of 632 candidates of the state.</span>