Union home minister Amit Shah on Wednesday hailed Narendra Modi as the most successful Prime Minister in the country after independence, saying he has changed the “size and scale” of government schemes that have impacted the lives of the poorest of the poor.
“While drafting policies, he looked at the scale and decided that the schemes should be for all. Earlier, schemes were designed with a certain number of beneficiaries in mind, but he (Modi) said they should be for all,” Shah said, while addressing a conference on “Delivering Democracy: Reviewing two decades of Narendra Modi as head of government”, organised by a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-linked think tank, Rambhau Mhalgi Prabodhini.
The home minister also took pot shots at the Opposition for accusing the government of copying their schemes. “The Congress says construction of toilets was their idea, but how many were built (during their time)? About 13 crore (130 million) were left to be made.” He used the schemes for construction of toilets and housing for all as a case in point to demonstrate the Modi government’s intent to benefit all sections.
“A leader has to handle development, preserve and take forward the culture of the country and ensure security. All this can be done by a leader who is backed by people. Only those who come from the ground and feel the pain of poor can change things,” said Shah.
{{/usCountry}}“A leader has to handle development, preserve and take forward the culture of the country and ensure security. All this can be done by a leader who is backed by people. Only those who come from the ground and feel the pain of poor can change things,” said Shah.
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