'Playing with feelings of poor': PM Modi slams opposition in poll-bound Madhya Pradesh

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday slammed the opposition parties in poll-bound Madhya Pradesh, and accused them of “trying to divide the country in the name of caste.”

“The people of the country had given those opposing development 60 years. 60 years is not a less time. If in nine years all this development & progress can happen in the country, a lot could have happened in 60 years. Even they had a chance & it is their failure that they could not do it. Even then they used to play with the feelings of the poor & they are doing it even now. Even then they used to divide the country on the basis of caste & even now they are doing the same,” said PM Modi in Gwalior.

#WATCH | Gwalior: PM Modi says, “The people of the country had given those opposing development 60 years. 60 years is not a less time. If in nine years all this development & progress can happen in the country, a lot could have happened in 60 years. Even they had a chance & it is… pic.twitter.com/5gBsLIeucB

— ANI (@ANI) October 2, 2023

PM Modi was addressing a public gathering in Gwalior after laying foundation stones for projects worth Rs 19,260 crore in Madhya Pradesh.

He said that the BJP government has pulled Madhya Pradesh out of the ‘BIMARU’ (laggard) category and put it in among the top 10 states in the country in terms of development.

PM Modi added that in the opposition-ruled states, crime and corruption are rampant, while infrastructure development and growth in different fields are key features of BJP rule.

“They (opposition) have no vision or road map for development. They hate the country’s progress and development schemes. Due to their hatred, they forget the country’s achievements,” he said.

Referring to the upcoming assembly polls which will decide who forms a new government, he said the next five years are crucial for Madhya Pradesh’s development.

With inputs from agencies