Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday said at a poll rally that the NDA government has ‘unmasked’ corrupt faces and those indulged in corruption would face action under the law in the coming five years. “The former Jharkhand CM is behind bars for corruption; Modi is committed to wipe out the menace. In the next five years, all those who indulged in corruption will face legal action,” he said in Gumla’s Sisai while campaigning for BJP candidate Samir Oraon from the Lohardaga Lok Sabha seat.
Modi pointed out at the jailed former chief minister of Jharkhand, Hemant Soren, without taking his name. He said Congress leaders and opposition INDIA bloc take out rallies to support the corrupt. “The INDIA bloc leaders, neck-deep in corruption, hold rallies, including in Delhi and Ranchi, voicing support for corrupt people, which reveals their true character,” the PM said.
He further blamed Congress for the ‘backwardness’ of tribal districts, alleging that food grains used to rot in godowns during the UPA regime from 2004 to 2014, while tribal children died due to starvation. “No force on earth can stop free ration delivery to the poor, this is Modi’s guarantee,” the prime minister asserted.
Modi said the NDA government ensured that the poor get access to the internet, “which was meant only for rich people during the Congress rule”. The PM also slammed the Congress for not taking any action against Maoists “to preserve the party’s vote bank”.
(with inputs from PTI)