Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday took an obvious dig on the Congress saying that no PM must lament that he sends one rupee, however solely 15 paise reaches the supposed beneficiary. “Woh kaunsa panja tha jo 85 paise ghis leta tha (which palm was it that used to take away 85 paise),” he quipped, with out naming former PM Rajiv Gandhi.
Rajiv Gandhi, the youngest prime minister of India, had throughout a go to in 1985 to drought-affected Kalahandi district in Odisha, had mentioned of each rupee spent by the federal government, solely 15 paise reached the supposed beneficiary.
He mentioned within the final eight years, his authorities has transferred greater than Rs 22 lakh crore to beneficiaries by direct profit switch.
Addressing the Indian diaspora in Berlin, PM Modi mentioned {that a} new resurgent India had made up its thoughts to maneuver ahead with dedication and urged the Indian group to assist the nation take massive strides globally.
He mentioned the younger and aspirational India understood the necessity for political stability to realize quicker growth and had ended three many years of instability by mere contact of a button.
“This time of the 21st century is very important for India. Today’s India has made up its mind, it is moving ahead with determination. When the country makes a resolve, then that country walks on new paths and shows it by achieving desired goals,” PM Modi mentioned.
The Prime Minister’s hour-long deal with to the Indian group was peppered with slogans of ‘Bharat Mata ki Jai’, ‘Modi hai toh mumkin hai’ and ‘2024, Modi Once More’ by the ecstatic crowd gathered on the Theater Am Postdamer Platz right here.
Source: www.financialexpress.com”