Key Points
As the campaign for the 2024 elections draws to a close, leaders across parties have travelled the length and breadth of the country, often in punishing weather, to make their voices heard none more so than Prime Minister Narendra Modi..
Ahead of the final phase on June 1, when his own constituency of Varanasi goes to the polls, Modi spoke to Hindustans Shashi Shekhar about the importance of Kashi, the gruelling campaign trail, issues of development versus the narrative of division, and the idea of one nation, one election, among other issues..
In 2014, when you were getting offers to contest elections from different parts of the country, why did you choose Kashi?.
You will find a miniature India in Kashi itself, people who have come and settled here from different parts of the country are enhancing Kashi, beautifying it..
The public will teach a tough lesson to such people who divide the country and society in these elections..
