Opposition is busy holding rallies to save the corrupt: PM
Prime Minister Narendra Modi waves to the crowd during a public meeting in Bastar district of Chhattisgarh on Monday.
Taking a dig at the Opposition parties on the issue of corruption, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday said that his opponents were now holding rallies to save the corrupt instead of electoral campaigning.
“I am also busy saving my country and my family from loot. And that’s why I say remove corruption. What do they say? They say save the corrupt. They are not holding election rallies. They are holding rallies to save the corrupt,” Mr. Modi said at a rally in Chhote Amabal, a village on the outskirts of Bastar district of Chhattisgarh.
The Prime Minister was indirectly referring to the March 31 rally of the Indian National Developmental, Inclusive Alliance (INDIA) at the Ramila Maidan in Delhi, where its constituents expressed solidarity with Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and former Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren. Both leaders have been arrested in separate cases by the Enforcement Directorate.
‘Immense public support’
Earlier, Mr. Modi said he had ended the Congress’s corruption with public support. “After coming to power in 2014, Modi has cancelled the licence of Congress’s looting, and this has only been possible due to the immense support of the public. The Congress is criticising Modi today only because the shop of loot has been closed. However, the Congress does not know that crores of people, including mothers and sisters, have stood as Modi’s shield for the protection of the nation,” he said.
Underlining that the welfare of the poor was his topmost priority, Mr. Modi listed out several initiatives his government had launched for the people. Among them, he mentioned the Ayushman Bharat Yojana offering free treatment of up to ₹5 lakh, and over 11,000 Jan Aushadhi centres providing medicines at 80% discount, saving ₹30,000 crore for the poor.