Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday said that his government would crackdown on corruption.
“I will tell you why they are crying hoarse against the action of agencies like the ED. During the previous Congress regime, the ED seized only Rs 35 lakh, which could be contained in a school bag. Ever since we took over, the agency has recovered Rs 2,200 crore, which would require 70 small trucks to be carried,” the PM was quoted as saying by PTI. He was addressing an election rally in Bihar’s Hajipur.
The PM said unlike his opponents, who were concerned about promoting their offspring, I have no waaris (successor). The common people are my waaris.
He further said parties like the Congress and RJD will give away reservations to Muslims to pursue their vote bank politics, adding that as long as “I am alive, I will not let this happen”.
Modi said that Kidnapping and extortion flourished during the RJD rule in Bihar… NDA fights for social justice, 60 per cent Union ministers from OBC/SC/ST categories. He also accused the opposition parties of deliberately hurting people’s sentiments by making obnoxious statements about the Ram temple in Ayodhya.
(With PTI inputs)
