Editorial

’10 years like appetizer’: Prime Minister Modi says ‘main course’ to unveil in 3rd term

ನವದೆಹಲಿ: ಕಾಂಗ್ರೆಸ್ ನೇತೃತ್ವದ ಯುಪಿಎ ಸರ್ಕಾರದ ಅವಧಿಡ್ ವರದಿ ಆಯಿನ ಭ್ರಷ್ಟಾಚಾರ ಪ್ರಕರಣದ ಬಗ್ಗೆ ಪ್ರಧಾನಿ ನರೇಂದ್ರ ಮೋದಿ ವಾಗ್ದಾಳಿ ಮಲ್ತೆರ್.

NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on April 5 tore into the INDIA bloc over corruption cases that were reported during the Congress-led UPA government and listed out the work done by the BJP-led NDA in the past ten years.

Addressing a rally in Rajasthan’s Churu, PM Modi said the developmental work carried out by him in the past 10 years is just like an “appetizer” and that the “main course is yet to come”.

“I want to tell you that all we’ve done till now is just a trailer. These days, when we go to big hotels to eat food, they first bring a few appetizers…so what Modi has done (till now) is an appetizer. The main course is yet to come. We have to take the country forward,” the Prime Minister said. Highlighting the Centre’s decision to execute air strikes and surgical strikes, PM Modi said before his government came to power, security forces were held back from taking decisive action in the interest of national security.

“When I came to Churu on 26th February 2019, at that time the country had carried out an air strike in Balakot. We had taught a lesson to the terrorists. At that time I had said I would not let Mother India bow down,” said the Prime Minister.
He said even enemies know that it’s “New India,” which would enter its territory to retaliate (“Aaj dushman ko bhi pata hai yeh Modi hain, yeh naya Bharat hai, yeh naya Bharat ghar mein ghus kar maarta hain”).

PM Modi slammed the Congress and its allies for seeking proof of Balakot air strikes.

“When our army carried out surgical strikes and air strikes, Congress and the people of this ‘Ghamandia’ alliance were asking for proof. Dividing the country and insulting our army is the identity of the Congress Party,” he added. Hitting out at the opposition’s Ramlila rally in Delhi, he said INDIA bloc leaders are not campaigning for the upcoming elections but against the crackdown on corruption.

PM Modi also claimed that Congress and the INDIA bloc have their “own interests” and that they have nothing to do with the welfare of the poor, Dalit, and underprivileged.

The Prime Minister reiterated his “guarantee” poll plank and recounted his welfare schemes and how they have been beneficial for the poor and women.

“Rajasthan is an example of how Modi’s guarantees have been fulfilled. I had given the guarantee to my mothers and sisters that gas cylinders under the Ujjwala Yojana would be made cheaper and I fulfilled this guarantee. I had guaranteed the youth that an investigation would be conducted against the Congress (exam) paper leak industry. This guarantee has also been fulfilled,” the PM said. PM took a dig at Congress claiming that the grand old party has advised its units to remain mum on the Ayodhya Ram Mandir issue.

“I came to know that Congress has issued an advisory and asked all its units to remain silent on the issue of Ram Temple in Ayodhya. ‘Unko lagne laga hai ki agar Ram ka naam liya pata nahi kab Ram-Ram ho jaye’ (they (Congress) think taking Lord Ram’s name would decimate them),” said the PM.