- “Govt has decided to achieve saturation levels in schemes to benefit everyone during ‘Azadi Ka Amrit Kaal’, this is true secularism”
- “Pledge to achieve 100% saturation in all schemes will put an end to all kind of appeasement”
- “Merely expressing intent doesn’t work, what matters is speed, direction and result of developments ushered in”
- “More than half of the population without banking facilities till 2014, now 48 crore accounts opened in last 9 years”
- “Rs 27 lac Cr sent to beneficiaries through DBT using ‘Jan Dhan Aadhar Mobile’ trinity in last few years”.
- “Govt has extended potable water supply to 11 crore houses in last 3-4 years against only 3 crore pre-2014”
- “PM Modi takes swipe at protesting opposition members, saying their acts help BJP flourish further”
- “Congress only engaged in ‘tokenism’, never tried to find permanent solutions to problems confronting country”
- “Congress created hurdles in development, India lost six decades while smaller countries progressed”
- “Language, behaviour of some in the House is disappointing for India”
New Delhi: The Prime Minister Narendra Modi while replying to the Motion of Thanks to the President’s Address on Thursday said: “The country carefully hears what is said in this House. Some MPs are bringing disrepute to this House. I want to remind everyone that the more mud you fling towards us, more the lotus will bloom.”
In a retort to Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge’s statements, Prime Minister Modi said “When I became the Prime Minister in 2014, I saw that the Congress had created problems and issues everywhere, even though they wanted to create a strong foundation for India’s overall development.”
“Congress created hurdles in development, India lost six decades while smaller countries progressed. Congress only engaged in ‘tokenism’, never tried to find permanent solutions to problems confronting country. We are moving ahead with permanent solutions,” the PM said. The Congress, he said, “continues with its conspiracies” despite being rejected by voters.
“Keechad unke pass tha, mere pass gulal. Jo jis ke pass tha, usne diya uchhal,” Modi quoted Manik Verma’s poem in response to the allegations the opposition parties levelled against him and his government. Roughly translated, it means they had dirt and I had ‘gulal’, who had whatever they flung in the air.
“Jitna keechad uchhaloge, kamal utna hee zyada khilega (the more dirt you fling, the bigger kamal – the election symbol of the BJP – will bloom),” he said In his reply, Modi recounted achievements of his government – from eliminating waiting for getting cooking gas to opening bank accounts for everyone and providing electricity connections. The effort was to create a brighter future and not look at political gains, he said. “Some people’s behaviour and language are disappointing not just for the House but for the country,” he said in oblique reference to the allegations the opposition parties levelled against him. Prime Minister Modi in a swipe at the Gandhis said “What’s the shame in keeping Nehru surname,” adding that “If Nehru was such a great person, why the family shies away from using ‘Nehru’ surname.”
