I want this government to be criticised: Quotable quotes from PM Modi in London
PM Modi at Westminster
Criticism makes democracy strong. Democracy cannot succeed without constructive criticism.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday addressed the 'Bharat ki Baat, Sabke Saath' town hall in London, where he is on a state-visit to attend the meeting amongst all the heads of Commonwealth Nations.
During the event, PM Modi recalled his journey from being a tea-seller on the railway tracks to heading the world's largest democracy.
*I have never indulged in counting the number of rape incidents in this government and that government. Rape is rape, be it now or earlier. It is extremely sad. Don't politicise rape incidents.
*We always ask our daughters about what they are doing, where they are going. We must ask our sons too. The person who is committing these crimes is also someone's son. He has a mother too in his house.
*People know that when they say something, the Government will listen and do it. Days of incremental change are over.
*If a person has a cycle, a person aspires a scooter. If a person has a scooter, a person aspires a car. It is natural to aspire. India is getting increasingly aspirational.
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*I want this Government to be criticised. Criticism makes democracy strong. Democracy cannot succeed without constructive criticism.
*To criticise, one has to research and find proper facts. Sadly, it does not happen now. What happens instead is allegations.
*If you will see where we stand in comparison to the previous government, I can affirm that we left no stone unturned in doing good for the country on any parameter.
*Today, the need of the hour is to make development a mass movement.
*We have a million problems but we have a billion solutions.
*I can make mistakes but I will not do any work with the ill intention.
*Our focus is on three things - education for students, employment for youth and medicines for the elderly.
*Someone has put a terror export factory in place and makes attempts to attack us from the back, Modi knows how to answer in the same language.
*Those who like exporting terror, I want to tell them that India has changed and their antics will not be tolerated. We believe in peace. But we will not tolerate those who like to export terror. We will give back strong answers and in the language they understand. Terrorism will never be accepted.