Modi was interrupted to land there

Luknow December 12 : As country step in to the digital transaction, a mobile phone saved the day for Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday after poor visibility interrupted his helicopter from landing at Bahraich in Uttar Pradesh where he was scheduled to address a parivartan rally.

IAF helicopter was unable to land in the dense fog at Bahraich on the Indo-Nepal border, Mr Modi returned to Lucknow and addressed the rally via his mobile phone from the State capital. He once again used the instance to promote mobile banking, saying "You can turn your mobile into your bank." He however added that learning to do so was a slow process.

He tweeted in his twitter handle, "Thank all those who joined the Bahraich rally in this weather & regret my inability to be with the people".

"If you have to take your state forward, you will have to throw out those backing these gundas. And the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) will do that," Modi said, targeting the ruling Samajwadi Party.

The Prime Minister said he cannot understand the discomfort of the ruling Samajwadi Party (SP) and the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) at the central government's fight against black money.