NEW DELHI – As part of the pre-poll campaigning Prime Minister NarendraModi and top Bharatiya Janata Party BJP leaders on Sunday added ‘chowkidar’to their name on Twitter as part of a campaign launched on Saturday thatrequested locals to take the ‘main bhi chowkidar hoon’ electoralpledge, *HindustanTimes*linkreported.
The move is a counter to Congress president Rahul Gandhi’s pitch that mocksPM Modi for describing himself as the country’s watchman. ‘Chowkidar chorhai’ (Watchman is a thief) has been a running theme in Rahul Gandhi’scampaign against the BJP for months.
Indian elections will take place between April 11 and May 19.
Gandhi has often argued that his pitch, which started with his allegationthat the government bought overpriced Rafale fighter jets, resonated withthe people.
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On Sunday, PM Modi’s personal Twitter handle waschanged to ‘Chowkidar Narendra Modi’ and that of BJP chief Amit Shah’s was‘Chowkidar Amit Shah’. Soon scores of BJP leaders made the change too,following up on the BJP’s “Main bhi Chowkidar” campaign launched onSaturday.
