Prime Minister
Narendra Modi said in his third tenure as PM, he will take the country among
the top three economies in the world.
Addressing a
public meeting in Madhya Pradesh’s Damoh town ahead of the November 17 state
assembly polls, PM Modi also said he will continue to fight against corruption.
People gave power
to the Congress in Chhattisgarh and Rajasthan, but their chief ministers were
found involved in “satta” (betting) and generating black money, he said.
PM Modi said after
2014, the country’s economy climbed to 5th position from 10th, leaving behind
the UK, which ruled the country for over 200 years.
“In 2014, when we
came to power, the country’s economy was at the 10th position. Gradually it
moved to 9th, 8th, 7th and 6th but nobody was talking about it. When it reached
the 5th position and left behind UK, which ruled the nation for 200 years,
everybody was surprised and started looking at Bharat,” he said.
PM Modi said
during his third tenure as PM, he will take the country’s economy among the top
three in the world.
The Lok Sabha
elections are due next year.
The PM said if the
Congress comes back to power, the “85 per cent commission system” will work in
the states as once stated by a prime minister of that party.
Notably, former
prime minister Rajiv Gandhi had said only 15 paise of every Re 1 released by
the Centre reached the targeted beneficiary, Modi also said that Congress
leaders are saying they will complain to the Election Commission about his
promise to extend for five years the free ration scheme for the poor people.
“Let them do this
sin, I will continue to do good work for the people,” he said.
The prime minister
also said he will continue to fight against corruption and asked people whether
he should do so or not, to which they replied in the affirmative.
PTI
