MODI AT HIS BARBED BEST

ON PATEL AS PM

•12 out of 15 Congress committees had voted for Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel... despite that, the prime ministership wasn't given to Patel, but instead to Nehruji. What sort of democracy was that?"

•Had Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel been India's first prime minister, part of Kashmir would not have gone to Pakistan

ON DEMOCRACY

•Our country has had democracy since the times of the Licchavi kingdom and Lord Buddha. Pandit Nehru and Congress did not bring democracy to India."

ON STATES REORGANISATION

•When Atal Bihari Vajpayee divided states, the decision was farsighted and the process was smooth... but when you [the Congress party] divided states, the countr y was torn to pieces."

SINS OF CONGRESS

•Even af ter 70 years of Independence, 125 crore Indians still have to pay ever y single day for the sins Congress committed... You kept the Parliament closed for the sake of elections."

FAMILY CONTROL

• There was a time the radio only played your tune... the TV coverage was on your side... you had influence in the judiciar y... all from Parliament to panchayat was under your control. But you concentrated in the growth of only one family.

ON DEVELOPMENT

•In the post-Independence days, there was a zeal for development. Had you worked hard enough, the country would have progressed far ahead."

ON CORRUPTION

•In the name of giving funds to widows -widows who didn't even exist -- the pockets of middlemen continued to be filled from the national treasure... You are not displeased with Aadhaar for any other reason but the fact that it put an end to this corruption."