PM Narendra Modi is attending the inauguration of Amul cheese plant in Deesa town of North Gujarat. He is addressing the farmers.
Here are the highlights from his speech:
Here are the highlights from his speech:
- The farmer of North Gujarat has shown to the world what he or she is capable of.
- I am told it is after a very long time that a Prime Minister is visiting Banaskantha. But, I am here not as PM but as a son of this soil.
- There was a time when people from Kutch & Banaskantha would leave their homes in search of better opportunities. It is not the case now.
- When I took over as Chief Minister, I would tell farmers that you need to focus on water as much as you focus on electricity.
- The farmers in Banaskantha heard my request and embraced drip irrigation. This changed their lives and lives of future generations.
- The farmers here turned to dairy and animal husbandry. This was beneficial for the farmers.
- Along with 'Shwet Kranti', here there is also a 'Sweet Kranti.' People are being trained in honey products.
- The cheese of Amul brand is very popular worldwide.
- Today everyone in the nation is discussing the issue of currency notes.
- We took the decision on currency notes to strengthen the hands of the poor of the nation.
- Lower denomination notes have a greater power today.
- Poor (chote log) have more strength than the rich (bade log).
- For how long can poor of India be told to pay for houses in cash. For how long will poor be asked- you want Pucca bill or Kuccha bill.
- Who is unhappy with corruption? Not those perpetrating corruption...it is the poor, the common citizens who are unhappy.
- With our step on currency notes, we have been successful in weakening the hands of terrorists, those in fake currency rackets.
- We are standing with the poor of the nation.
- We belong to a nation where we do not think- what my interest. We are not a selfish nation. We think about future generations.
- Parliament is not being allowed to function.
- Happenings in Parliament anguished our President, who has tremendous political experience.
- Government has always said we are ready to debate. I am not being allowed to speak in Lok Sabha so I am speaking in the Jan Sabha.
- From the land of Mahatma Gandhi and Sardar Patel I want to share something with my friends in the Opposition.
- Yes, during elections we have a lot of heated debates. But we all call for increased voter turnout.
- Likewise, yes, you can oppose me but do teach people about banking, using technology for financial transactions.
- Merely talking about the poor is different from working for the poor, something that the NDA government is always doing.
- Had asked for 50 days. You will see how things will change. This is a major step to rid the nation from corruption.
- The people who have committed new sins after November 8, they will not be spared at any cost.
- Today your banks and wallets are in your mobile. This is how things have changed.
- I urge you all to integrate people with e-banking, e-wallets.
- India wants to progress. Corruption and black money is slowing our progress and adversely affecting the poor. These evils have to end.
- These games of looting the poor and exploiting the middle classes will now be history.
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