Now that the elections are just a few days away, Prime Minister Narendra Modi is campaigning in full swing in the states of Maharashtra and Haryana, set to witness assembly elections on October 21.

The PM hit the opposition hard over Article 370, blasting the opposition parties for not supporting the sensitive move by the government.

PM Modi lashed out at the Congress and NCP chief Sharad Pawar, who had accused the ruling BJP of diverting attention from its failures in the two states it rules by tom-tomming the Article 370 move.

“A shameless opposition is asking what is the connection between Article 370 and Maharashtra. We are proud of the children of Maharashtra who sacrificed everything for Jammu and Kashmir. But today, for their political gains, these people who are steeped in their family are asking what has Maharashtra got to do with Jammu and Kashmir? Doobmaro! Doobmaro!, ” the Prime Minister said at a rally in Akola in Maharashtra.

He added, “”I am shocked that in the land of Shivaji, today such voices are being raised for political gains. Look at their shamelessness, that they are openly saying that Maharashtra has nothing to do with Jammu and Kashmir.”

Modi, targeting the Congress over its stand on Article 370 and the Rafale deal, accused its leaders of bad-mouthing India and showing “negativity” on everything that brings joy to the people of the country.

Addressing a crowd in Charkhi Dadri, PM Modi accused Congress leaders of “spreading rumours” in India and abroad over the government’s move to end special status to Jammu and Kashmir under Article 370, though “the entire country is standing with Jammu and Kashmir”.

Taking a jibe at Rahul Gandhi’s recent trip to Bangkok, Modi said, “Bangkok, Thailand, Vietnam…You can import abuses from wherever you want, say whatever you want. I have no problem if you speak against Modi. But stop backstabbing India, which is on the path to progress.”