Prime Minister Narendra Modi was in Palghar, Maharashtra, today. He said the fishermen of Palghar share a special bond with Gujarat. "Fishermen are imprisoned in Pakistan. When I became the Prime Minister, I spoke to Pakistan's Prime Minister on this issue seriously and I told him that not only have you imprisoned fishermen but also have captured their boats," he said while noting that each boat costs Rs 5-10 lakh.

"For the first time in 10 years Pakistan has released our 50 boats and 200 fishermen from jail. Immediately after forming the government, the first thing I did was this," he said.

The Prime Minister also spoke about the Kerala nurses caught in the Iraq crisis, saying that he was able to bring back the girls from the captivity of terrorists with dignity.

"Those asking me for an account never remembered the daughters of poor families, fishermen and the youths from poor families who were locked up in jails abroad," he said, attacking the Congress.

Modi said he was confident that BJP will get majority in the October 15 Maharashtra Assembly elections and asked voters to "punish" Congress and NCP which had "looted" the state.

"With the kind of response I have been witnessing during my rallies in the state, I have no doubt that BJP will get full majority in Maharashtra," he said.