Prime Minister Narendra Modi lashed out at the Congress on Sunday for stealing the money of the people, saying that until 2014, the Congress administration at the Centre had gone to whatever length to damage the lives of the poor.
Addressing a public rally at the inauguration event of the Bengaluru-Mysuru expressway in Mandya, PM Modi said, “Before 2014, the Congress government at the Centre left no stone unturned to ruin poor people. Congress government looted the money which was for poor people.”
Taking a swipe at the Congress for raising the slogan ‘Modi teri kabar khudegi’ (Modi, your grave will be excavated), Prime Minister Narendra Modi stated, ‘Congress is dreaming of excavating Modi’s tomb, while Modi is busy building the Bengaluru-Mysuru Expressway and improving the lives of the poor.
“Congress is dreaming of ‘digging Modi’s grave’ but they don’t know that blessings of mothers, sisters and people of the country work as protection shield for me. They (Congress) leaders are busy dreaming of ‘digging Modi’s grave’ while I’m is busy in building Bengaluru-Mysuru Expressway and improving the lives of poor,” PM Modi said.
He went on to say that during the Congress era, the poor had to run from pillar to post to collect assistance, but that under the BJP government, benefits are delivered right to their door. PM Modi stated that over 3 crore impoverished people have received houses in the previous nine years, with lakhs of houses built in Karnataka.
“Under Jal Jeevan Mission, tap water has also been provided to 40 lakh families in Karnataka,” he added.
The Prime Minister stated that the Upper Bhadra Project is completing long-delayed irrigation projects in the country at a rapid rate.
“The Upper Bhadra Project is a major Lift Irrigation Scheme under implementation in the central region of Karnataka State,” he added.
He further stated that numerous measures have been provided in this budget for sugarcane producers.
“From 2013-14 onwards, Rs 17000 crores of ethanol have been purchased from the sugar mills and this money has reached the sugarcane farmers. From biotechnology to defence manufacturing to aerospace to EVs, Karnataka is the base for all these new industries,” said PM Modi.
PM Modi stated that much effort is being done across the country to modernise infrastructure, and that Karnataka and India are evolving. He stated that infrastructure delivers more than just ease; it also brings jobs, investment, and means of income.
“In 2022, India got a record investment. Karnataka benefitted the most. Despite the COVID-19 pandemic, there was an investment worth Rs 4 lakh crores in Karnataka,” said the PM.
The Prime Minister stated that the government has chosen to enhance ethanol production in order to increase the income of Mandya’s sugarcane farmers and protect their interests.
