PM Modi’s speech in Rajya Sabha: Key quotes | India News – Times of India
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday took a dig at the opposition over its criticism and said that the more dirt they fling, the better lotus will bloom.
“I want to tell thee opposition MPs, the more you throw ‘keechad’ (mud), the better the lotus will bloom,” PM Modi said while participating in the discussion on the Motion of Thanks on the President’s address.
Amid sloganeering by opposition parties, the Prime Minister said that Congress slowed the country’s development and India lost six decades while smaller countries progressed. Opposition parties used the debate to attack PM Modi and the government for aiding Adani‘s phenomenal rise in the last few years.
Here are the key quotes from the Prime Minister’s address:
“I want to tell thee opposition MPs, the more you throw ‘keechad’ (mud), the better the lotus will bloom,” PM Modi said while participating in the discussion on the Motion of Thanks on the President’s address.
Amid sloganeering by opposition parties, the Prime Minister said that Congress slowed the country’s development and India lost six decades while smaller countries progressed. Opposition parties used the debate to attack PM Modi and the government for aiding Adani‘s phenomenal rise in the last few years.
Here are the key quotes from the Prime Minister’s address:
- Congress did not work with good intentions for tribals. We identified 110 aspiration districts in the country. Education, infrastructure and health have improved in these districts due to continued focus and performance review. This has benefitted more than 3 crore tribals.
- Voice of small and marginal farmers never heard in the past, but our government is working for their welfare.
- Congress’ economic, social as well as political policies were based on vote-bank politics.
- The country is with us, people have rejected the Congress party and punished them from time-to-time.
- We have transformed the working culture with the power of technology. Our focus is on increasing speed and enhancing scale.
- Our priority is the common public, and that is the reason why we made LPG connections available to 25 crore families in the country.
- Congress used to say ‘Gareebi Hatao‘ but did nothing for over four decades. We work hard to meet the expectations and aspirations of the people of the country.
- 1.70 crore Jan Dhan bank accounts opened in Karnataka, including over 8 lakh in Kalaburagi. So many people are getting empowered, while someone’s account is getting closed. I can understand the pain.
- More than half of the country’s population was without banking facilities till 2014. In the last 9 years, 48 crore accounts were opened across the country.
- Our govt has extended potable water supply to 11 crore houses in last 3-4 years against only 3 crore pre-2014.
- Our government’s polices are focused on finding permanent solutions for issues the country is facing.
- Congress created hurdles in development, India lost six decades while smaller countries progressed. It only engaged in ‘tokenism’, never tried to find permanent solutions to problems confronting country.
The Prime Minister had, on Wednesday, replied to the Motion of Thanks in Lok Sabha, saying that President gave direction to the nation in her visionary address to both Houses.
President Droupadi Murmu addressed the joint sitting of Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha on January 31, the first day of the Budget Session.
PM Modi took veiled digs at Congress leader Rahul Gandhi who had made a sharp attack on the government over the Adani issue in his speech during the debate on Tuesday.
Targeting the opposition, PM Modi said instead of constructive criticism, some people indulge in compulsive criticism.
