PM takes on Delhi govt in Ramlila address

December 22, 2019 14:04

PM Modi's address at Ramlila Maidan:

"Even after several decades after Independence, a large section of population in Delhi had to face fear, uncertainty, deceit and false electoral promises.

"Illegal, sealing, bulldozer and a cut-off date -- life of a large population in Delhi' was confined around these words," Modi said.

"I and the Baharaiya Janata Party got chance to usher in a new dawn for over 40 lakh people by giving them ownership rights to their houses," he said.

"You should know what those people, whom you were asking for something for yourself, were doing. They had illegally given 2,000 lavish bungalows to their people. No one knows what was given to whom in lieu of that," Modi alleged.

People who play politics in your name don't understand your problems, the PM tells the public present at the venue.

"Had the Delhi govt not politicised the phase 4 project of Delhi metro, its work would have started much earlier.

"That is why I say that those who do politics in your name, never understood your pain, they never intended to do that," he said. -- Agencies

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