"PM Modi brought 25 crore people out of BPL": Anurag Thakur

New Delhi [India], February 4 (ANI): Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Anurag Thakur on Tuesday said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi revealed the truth regarding those who only gave slogans such as "gareebi hatao", but failed to remove poverty. He said that the Prime Minister has witnessed poverty and has brought 25 crore people out of below the poverty line.
The Prime Minister has made it very clear that one should not harm the country just for the sake of politics, Thakur said.
"I think the Prime Minister's speech was wonderful, and he brought the truth in front of the country that some people, some families, some parties only raised the slogan of 'Gareebi Hatao', they could not remove poverty. Prime Minister Narendra Modi has seen poverty and he has brought 25 crore people out of below the poverty line. I think he has made it very clear that one should not harm the country just for the sake of politics," Thakur told ANI.
Meanwhile, BJP MP Arun Govil said, "PM Modi always has feelings for the country...it was a very positive speech...He detailed the works done by the government."
BJP MP Ashok Chavan said there was an attempt to dilute everything the government has done through constant criticism of Prime Minister Modi. He advised the opposition to take PM Modi's criticism "sportingly" since they have also criticised him.
"On one hand, good work is going on, and the roadmap of development is in front of the country and on the other hand, an attempt is made to dilute everything of the government by criticising every work of the Prime Minister....whatever the Prime Minister has said is absolutely appropriate and I think that the opposition should also take it sportingly. Because the opposition also criticised the Prime Minister," Chavan told reporters.
Earlier in the day, PM Modi took a veiled jab at the Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, saying that people who resort to "photo sessions" at the homes of the poor will find the discussion in Parliament "boring" about such deprived people.
"Those who get photo sessions done at the huts of poor people find talk on them boring," the PM said during his reply today to the motion of thanks to President Droupadi Murmu's address to the joint session of parliament.
Talking about the union government's efforts in installing water taps in 12 crore houses, the PM added, "Our government has given tap water connections to 12 crore homes. We have worked so much for the welfare of the poor, and that is why the President also mentioned it in her speech." (ANI)