New Delhi:
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday – in a almost two-hour, all-out assault on the opposition, and particularly the Congress – hit out at rival events and politicians dealing with corruption allegations, and thundered a warning to his rivals, declaring, “Whoever looted the nation should pay”.
The Prime Minister’s sharp feedback – in his ultimate speech in Parliament earlier than the overall election – come as opposition politicians face corruption instances a results of motion by central businesses, such because the Enforcement Directorate; the newest instance is former Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren.
“Companies are taking motion in opposition to corruption and there’s outrage over it… Ten years in the past in our Parliament, there have been discussions on scams and the Home demanded motion each time. (However) right this moment, when motion is being taken in opposition to the corrupt, some individuals oppose it?” Mr Modi requested.
The Prime Minister – whose BJP is accused of utilizing businesses just like the ED to focus on rivals, significantly earlier than elections – sought to show the accusation on its head, stating “throughout their (the Congress-led UPA) tenure, investigative businesses have been used for political functions solely”.
“Let me shed some gentle… underneath the PMLA (Prevention of Cash Laundering Act) we registered twice the instances than earlier. Throughout tenure of Congress, ED confiscated properties of Rs 5,000 crore solely. Nevertheless, throughout our tenure, ED confiscated properties price Rs 1 lakh crore…” he mentioned.
“You (referring to corruption-accused opposition leaders) should return the cash you plundered. I cannot permit the nation to be cheated…” he continued.
Earlier in his speech – met with cheers and thumping desks by BJP MPs who periodically broke out into ‘Modi, Modi’ chants – the Prime Minister ripped wholesale into the opposition, declaring the social gathering “would have taken 100 extra years” to attain what his BJP had achieved previously 10.
READ | “Congress Would Have Taken 100 Extra Years…”: PM Blasts Previous Regimes
Exuding confidence that the BJP will win a 3rd consecutive time period, the PM additionally provided a “Modi assure”, declaring the Indian economic system would grow to be the third largest on this planet in his third time period.
READ | “Our third Time period Is Not Far Away, It Will Be One Of Large Selections”: PM
This could “make the opposition completely satisfied… since they have been pleased with eleventh spot”, he laughed.
NDTV is now accessible on WhatsApp channels. Click on on the hyperlink to get all the newest updates from NDTV in your chat.