New Delhi, Apr 8 (Mayank Nigam) Hitting out at the family dominated Opposition parties, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday said “Control is the main mantra of familyism and dynastic politics’ ‘. Addressing a well gathered public meeting here, Modi, while criticizing such principles, said that “dynasts want to keep their control over every system and hate it when someone challenges their control”. Giving the example of the Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) system and the promotion of digital payment across the country, the Prime Minister pointed fingers at the dynastic forces that kept control of which beneficiary would get what benefit and elaborated on the three meanings that emerge from this situation.
Firstly, the Prime Minister said, the family should continue to be praised, secondly, the money of corruption should keep coming to the family, and thirdly, the money that is sent to the poor should continue to be received by the corrupt ecosystem. “Today Modi has attacked this real root of corruption. That’s why these people are shaken and anything that is being done is out of anger”, Modi said referring to the political parties who moved to court as a protest but were dealt with a shock. “The true spirit of the Constitution is realized when work is done with the spirit of Sabka Vikas (everyone’s development) strengthening democracy in the true sense, the Prime Minister said and reiterated that the entire country is watching the result of the central government being freed from the shackles of dynastic politics in 2014. In his nearly 25-minutes speech, the Prime Minister stressed that those who have been ‘nurturing nepotism and corruption’ have nothing to do with the interest of the country and the welfare of society while also creating problems for those who do honest work.
Modi warned the people of Telangana and said that they only look for the interest of their family in every project and investment. Noting the similarities between corruption and nepotism, the Prime Minister reiterated that corruption starts to flourish when there is nepotism. He lamented the delay in the completion of several central projects due to the lack of cooperation from the state government. Pointing out that it is the people of Telangana who are at a loss, Modi appealed to the state government not to allow any ‘hindrance’ in the works related to the development and also speed up the pace. Highlighting the priority of the BJP-led NDA government to fulfill the hopes, aspirations and dreams of the countrymen, the Prime Minister interjected that a handful of people are very agitated by the progress of development. Earlier during his 2-hour short visit to Hyderabad, the Prime Minister laid foundation stone and dedicated to the nation various projects worth over Rs 11,300 crore in Telangana besides flagging off the Secunderabad-Tirupati Vande Bharat Express.