New Delhi, May 26 (IANS): The BJP on Saturday celebrated four years of the Modi government, claiming that it has given a corruption-free government in the interest of the poor and farmers while the Congress marked it as a "betrayal day", accusing it of failing on multiple fronts.
Addressing a press conference here, BJP President Amit Shah said the government was committed to work for the uplift of the Dalits, the poor and the farmers in the country even as the Opposition was spreading lies to remove Modi.
Shah said the BJP had replaced the Congress' politics of "appeasement, dynasty and caste" with politics of "development and performance".
He said opposition parties coming together against the BJP would make no difference to it in the 2019 Lok Sabha elections and expressed confidence that Modi would be elected again.
He said virtually the choice for the voter would be between Modi and an unknown face on the other side.
Replying to a question about the opposition unity against the the Bharatiya Janata Party after the Karnataka elections, Shah said: "They fought against us in 2014. They were united. They are the leaders of their regions.
"If Mamata (Banerjee) and (Chandrababu) Naidu come together on one platform, what difference does it make in Bengal and Andhra Pradesh?
"If (Sitaram) Yechury and (H.D.) Kumaraswamy come together what difference will it make to Bengal and Karantaka politics? It doesn't work like that. They are all regional leaders and contested against the BJP.
"Mamata, Akhilesh (Yadav), Mayawati, Sharad Pawar and Rahul (Gandhi)... they all fought against us. They are main opponents (of the BJP) in their states. Others don't matter there."
Asked about the series of reverses the BJP had suffered in Lok Sabha by-elections, he said voting in by-polls is different from general elections and still one year was left for the Lok Sabha polls.
"When a voter casts his vote to form government keeping in mind who will be the Prime Minister whether Narendra Modi or someone else, the parameters will be different from the by-elections."
Shah said in the last four years living standard of 22 crore people had been elevated through several schemes while the country's self-pride was restored and its status globally taken to a new high.
"We expect the people to vote Prime Minister Modi back to power with a full majority," Shah said.
Congress President Rahul Gandhi said the Modi-led government scored best in self-promotion but failed on multiple fronts, including in agriculture and foreign policy.
Gandhi said a "report card" for the BJP government showed it was a complete failure on economy, fuel prices and job creation.
He dubbed the government as a "master communicator", though it struggled with complex issues and short attention span.
"4 Yr. Report Card -- Agriculture: F (failed), Foreign Policy: F, Fuel Prices: F, Job Creation: F, Slogan Creation: A+, Self Promotion: A+, Yoga: B-." Remarks: master communicator; struggles with complex issues; short attention span," Gandhi said.
Attacking the government, Leader of Opposition in Rajya Sabha Ghulam Nabi Azad said the Prime Minister had failed to keep his promise on national security and had let down security forces.
"Kashmir is a state which was exploited by Modi most during the elections. In the recent past, ever since things had normalised in Jammu and Kashmir post 1996, highest number of security forces and civilians were killed in the four years of the Modi government," Azad said at a press conference.
"National security is an area on which Prime Minister spoke during the election campaign. He highlighted the importance of national security and exploited it to the hilt. And, he got the maximum votes in the name of national security.
"The national security means where people are safe and secure, it means where there is freedom of expression and freedom of press. But under Modi's government nobody is safe. Everybody is having sleepless nights," Azad said.
The Congress said the Modi government spent Rs 4,600 crore on advertisements in the last four years.
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JP, Mangalore/Dubai
Sun, May 27 2018Looks like Amit Shaw do not aware of basic thing, to do corruption you have to do some work ! To do corruption you have to have some projects boss. If you have programme like demonetization you can make only black to white, it is a corruption if you analyze deeply :)
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Declan, Mumbai
Sun, May 27 2018Modi has looted the common man with never ending increase in fuel prices.
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Iqbal, Mangalore
Sun, May 27 2018Corruption free government with
Rafeal deal
Jio
Chikki
Vyapam
Lalit modi
Mallya
Nirav
Choksi
Adani
Patanjali
Demonitaisation
4300crores add
List goes on...,
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Jagoo India, India
Sun, May 27 2018Modi Government provided Free and safe passage for corrupt...
Sab ke saath corrupt ka bhi Vikas...
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Amith, USA
Sat, May 26 2018If a CHOR of certain locality becomes PI of same locality, why should he do the robbery???? Everything is under his control and Disposal!!!!! Shall we say that there is no robbery????? There may be no robbery but "DAY LIGHT DAKKA"
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Kevin, Mangalore
Sat, May 26 2018Shah has introduced first generation dynastic corruption into Indian politics through his son. Shah should prove his sincerity on corruption free government by releasing the details of the Raffale deal.
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Mani, Karkala
Sat, May 26 2018Dear daku shah, can you pls define ‘corruption’ ? We have a few examples in front of us such as bhagodas nirav modi, choksi, mallya has ran away right under yours & your Ustad modi’s nose. You might have forgotten. But we haven’t. In Karnataka, how reddy & yeddys looted is a history. But they are still contesting elections as if nothing had happened. Now, once get out of power, all your wrong doings will come out. This kaalachakra.
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Pakodawala, Mangaluru
Sat, May 26 2018Liar! Just a few days back this man was masterminding to buy MLAs and today he speaks of corruption free government!!!!
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Francis, UDUPI
Sat, May 26 2018Demonization is a big variation, we're is the a/c of black money, it's done to covert black money to white by political party
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Valerian DSouza, Udupi/Mumbai
Sat, May 26 2018Amit Shah good at cracking jokes
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chris, Mangalore
Sat, May 26 2018Stop Patting your own back and telling Modi gave corruption -free govt. Just a simple question ask your self
1) how did Nirva Modi left the country by dubbing bank
2) why petrol price is not coming down ( U all told One Nation One GST) so where is that know
3) 15 lakhs still Pending.
4) I cannot see any swach Bhartah and there are many more first please answer this and please dont blame previous govt or Nehru for this saying he did not leave any money for distrubtion
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peddu, Mangalore
Sat, May 26 2018What about the Raphael Deal Mr. Daku?
must have forgotten your Son... Mr. Jay Shah and your colleague Piush Goel…
What about the Demonetisation Scam... the biggest scam of Independent India ... where all BJP people were able to convert the money just before the announcement...
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AMAR NATHAL, MANGALORE
Sat, May 26 2018Thewire.in on 09/Dec/2016 reported that from September 16 to 30, a staggering Rs 3.03 lakh crore of time deposits – fixed and recurring – were made at banks. This has never happened in any fortnight since January 2001. Finance minister Arun Jaitley discounted these reports as nothing and dismissed these exceptional deposits as a ‘marginal spike’, attributing it to dispersal of pay commission arrears from August 31 to September 15. He rubbished suggestions that these deposits were a result of news about the coming demonetisation leaking out. The wire reported that a joint managing director (JMD) of a large private bank was blunt that the government explanation was “far-fetched”
BJP wants to believe that any ruling political party will allow to suffer itself without gaining maximum benefit from this demonetization. Now boasts of corruption free. You cannot continue to fool using communal tone for too long.
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Navin, Kundapur
Sat, May 26 2018Motubhai, you all looted whole India by means of EVM, demonetization and some of them looted banks and ran from India. Still you are trying to fool Indian people…
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Ronald Madtha, Mumbai
Sat, May 26 2018Corruption free?
Think twice.
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AMAR NATHAL, MANGALORE
Sat, May 26 2018Development has become a vibrant mass movement over last four years, claims Modi. Evidence: Petrol from Rs.70/ltr to Rs 80/ltr. Gas cylinder from 400 to 700. BJP deposits rise 81%. Amith Shah's sons gains in crores. Surely, people will vote in big numbers if this trend continues. Vote BJP in or out, people will decide.
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geoffrey, hat hill
Sat, May 26 2018Now we have to redefine 'Corruption'
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Truth teller, Karnataka
Sat, May 26 2018Hahaha....comedian....If UPA did corruption and life was easy for the common man, then I prefer corruption!. Amitji, If there is no corruption in these 4 years but people are struggling with high prices, low returns, who wants this corruption free government!?. By the way, how did Jay Shah managed to turn 50000 into 80 crores within such a short span!?. Finally, unless there is Jan Lok Pal to monitor the government, your talk of corruption free government is a big Jumla!!!
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Mukunda Dasa, Mangalore
Sat, May 26 2018Definition of Corruption is different for Shah and his team.
His sons ways of making money, Team Yeddyyurappa's horse trading efforts, Reddy brothers set free is not at all corruption. Double standard and Faking everywhere.
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Valerian DSouza, Udupi/Mumbai
Sat, May 26 2018Pat yourselves
Lalit Modi, Nirav Modi, Malta ran out or sent to safe heaven.
Petrol price skyrocketed like never before
Inflation skyrocketed like never before.
MLA 's defection cost ₹100/- crore, so much desperation to form Govt.
Over and again give slogan " corruption free Govt"
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Richard, Belman
Sat, May 26 2018Corrupt free by showing write off defaulter
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Ahmed K. C., Mangalore
Sat, May 26 2018skeletons are yet fall out of closets.
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Jenifer, Mangalore
Sat, May 26 2018NiMo, LaMo, Mallya, Jay Shah are cavemen existed before 1947
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Anand, Mangalore
Sat, May 26 2018Shah forgot about his son!
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