'Those who ruled country for long never…': PM Modi attacks Congress in Gujarat
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Addressing the Gujarat Gaurav Abhiyan rally in Khudvel village located in tribal-dominated Navsari district of Gujarat, PM Narendra Modi said he does not launch development works to get votes or to win elections, but he does so with the intention of improving the lives of people.
Navsari: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday attacked the Congress, saying that those who were in power in the country for a long time post-Independence, never gave priority to the development of tribal areas as it required hard work. Addressing the Gujarat Gaurav Abhiyan rally in Khudvel village located in tribal-dominated Navsari district of the state, Modi said he does not launch development works to get votes or to win elections, but he does so with the intention of improving the lives of people.
Assembly polls in Gujarat, Modi's home state, are scheduled by the end this year, where the ruling BJP seeks to retain power.
"Those who ruled the country for a long time after Independence, never gave priority to the development of tribal areas. They never undertook development works in the areas where it was required the most, because it needed hard work. There were no proper roads in tribal areas in the past," Modi said without naming any party.
On the occasion, the prime minister either inaugurated or laid the foundation stone for various projects worth Rs 3,050 crore for the tribal region.
"Earlier, it used to take years for the administration to cover people living in remote villages and tribal areas under the vaccination programme. While cities were covered easily, people living in forests were left out in the past. But we have taken care of the people living in these areas (during the COVID-19 vaccination drive)," he said.
