TUMAKURU, CHITRADURGA: India has become a sound and stable economy under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) national president JP Nadda said on Thursday. He added that the country has also overtaken the United Kingdom to become the fifth largest economy of the world.
“After the Coronavirus pandemic and Ukraine-Russia war, we have witnessed various strong and powerful nations turning weaker. One can witness how inflation and unemployment in China have increased, America is more in debt with no betterment in its economical condition and even Europe is in crisis. But, under PM Modi’s leadership, India has defeated overtaken to become the fifth economy of the world with a sound and stable economy,” Nadda said in his address at Vinayaka Kalyana Mantapa here.
Targeting the opposition parties, he said, “Congress is synonymous with corruption, commission and casteism. We have a mission to serve and they have a mission to get a commission… They used to indulge in vote bank politics and divide people into castes and regions. They encouraged casteism and dynastic politics. However, casteism and dynastic politics have no place in the politics of the BJP”.
“We have delivered on our promises. The BJP government in Karnataka has left no stone unturned in the state’s development. The industrial belt in Karnataka’s Narasapura Industrial Area has emerged as the largest industrial area in Asia”, he added. He said BJP has empowered women and the poor through various schemes and has deposited money directly to the beneficiaries’ accounts through the Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) scheme.
“We have provided electricity to every household and worked to empower women by providing them with all basic facilities including toilets and gas cylinders. Under the PM Kisan Samman Nidhi Yojana, Rs 6,000 is reaching the farmers’ account annually”, he said further alleging its Opposition Congress is synonymous with corruption and casteism.
Further, appreciating the PM Modi-led government in managing global challenges, the BJP national president said that when the world has running short of vaccines, India manufactured two indigenous vaccines in just nine months and exported them to the world.
He said, “Earlier, it used to take decades for a vaccine of any disease, including Tuberculosis to reach India. But, under the leadership of PM Modi, we made two indigenous vaccines for Covid in just nine months. To the people of a country with 130 crore people, we have jabbed 220 crore vaccine injections with double dose and booster. Hence today, we are standing strong with a protective shield”, Nadda said further.
Nadda also reacted to Leader of Opposition and Senior Congress leader Siddaramaiah’s “puppy” remark and said that with this statement, he has lowered the level of Karnataka politics. “Siddaramaiah’s statement have lowered the level of Karnataka politics. We respect our opponents. We move forward with cooperative federalism and respect other Chief Ministers equally,” he said.
Siddaramaiah on Tuesday stoked a controversy after he remarked that Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai and other BJP leaders shiver like “puppy” in front of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, a remark that has stoked controversy.
He also addressed a SC, ST and OBC convention in Chitradurga. On Friday, he will visit Davanagere and participate a Booth Vijay Abhiyan in Davanagere South constituency and also visit various mutts. (With Agency inputs)