Modi's speech in Parliament - 24 hour supply in villages. RIGHT
Sir pehle Delhi, the capital ko to power de dejiye, phir villages kee baat bhi karenge. Aur nahee, to sapne mat dikhaiye. Kaam kariye!!
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi, in his first reply to the motion of thanks on the Presidential address, emphasized the importance of eliminating poverty and improving the quality of life in the villages.
In doing so, he once again harped on the term "rururban," which was defined as the aim of extending the facilities of town and cities in the rural areas, while retaining the "soul" of the villages.
"We can provide modern amenities in the villages. We can ensure 24-hour power supply and quality education. If we cannot build new schools and colleges, we can take recourse to long-distance education with the help of satellites. No one will leave the villages if we can improve the quality of life in the villages, probate the right prices to farmers for their products and reduce prices," he told the Lok Sabha.
He invoked Mahatma Gandhi, socialist leader Ram Manohar Lohia and Bharatiya Jan Sangh ideologue Pandit Deendayal Upadhyaya to assert the importance of reaching out to "the last man in the queue".
"Government for whom? For the educated, a few select people? The government is for the poor. We should live and work for the poor. People will not forgive us if we do not work for the poor. We must empower the poor to shake off poverty," he said. more