As the Opposition stepped up its attack on his government and the Election Commission ahead of the INDIA bloc rally in New Delhi Sunday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi hit back Friday, saying “some people” were out to “create chaos across the country, so that Modi can be defamed”.

Speaking at Bhildi village in Banaskantha in Gujarat after inaugurating and unveiling a slew of projects, the Prime Minister also said he will serve the country “until the very last moment of my life” – a remark seen as a response to Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge’s “Modi ka baap bhi jayega” outburst in Patna last Sunday.

In Lucknow , Union Home Minister Amit Shah challenged the Opposition to discuss their allegations about the Election Commission at a special session of Parliament.

Addressing a meeting of the UP BJP state executive committee, Shah likened the Opposition, including the Congress and SP, to a team which loses a match and then hurls allegations against the umpire instead of practising for the next…