Govt working for 'sabka saath, sabka vikas', says Modi in RS

The BJP-led Union government is working on the principle of "Sabka Saath, Sabka Vikas", Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Thursday as he accused the Congress of practicing appeasement politics to get votes.

- Press Trust of India

NEW DELHI:

Replying to the debate on the Motion of Thanks to the President's address in the Rajya Sabha, the Prime Minister said the Congress' priority was "family first" and its policies had been focused around it. Modi also accused the Congress of being against the architect of India's Constitution BR Ambedkar, and recalled the Emergency of 1975-77 as well as incidents of alleged suppression of freedom of expression under the earlier regimes of Congress. He said his government has worked for upliftment of the poor, and it stands with the middle class and the "neo-middle class" in the country. "Nation first is the BJP's priority..." Modi said.

"I say it with a lot of pride... For five to six decades, there was no alternative model for the people. After a long time, after 2014, the country got to witness a new model, which is not based on appeasement but 'santushtikaran' (satisfaction of all)," he said.