New Delhi, Feb 4 (UNI) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday launched a scathing attack on the Opposition in the Lok Sabha saying 'Some leaders speak language of urban naxals, talk of waging war against the Indian state and they cannot understand the Constitution.'
Replying to the Motion of Thanks to the President's Address in the lower house, Modi took swipe at Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi and said talking about caste became a fashion. 'For the last 30 years, OBC MPs have been demanding a constitutional status for them. We gave them a constitutional status. We created a skill Ministry to help the downtrodden," he said.
"Those who live with the Constitution in their pockets, forget how they pushed Muslim women into hardships," the PM said.
Taking on AAP, ahead of Assembly Election in the National Capital, Modi said, "We are focusing on youngsters but some people are betraying them. Such people make election promises but do not fulfill most of them".
"This group is an 'AAPda' (Disaster) on the future of the youngsters," he said.
"How we function was visible in Haryana. We promised jobs and as soon as we formed the government, the youngsters got jobs. We deliver on our promises," Modi further added.
Without naming Sonia Gandhi, the Prime Minister took a swipe at her for her reaction on the President's address, saying 'those who entertain themselves by getting photo sessions done in huts of the poor will find the talk about the poor in Parliament which is boring.'
He also highlighted his government's latest decision to not impose tax on people who earn less than Rs 12 lakh.
"In 2014, there was no tax till only Rs 2 lakh salary; today that number is Rs 12 lakh. The salaried class will not have to pay tax on Rs 12.75 lakh after April 1 if we count the standard deduction," Modi said.
"We did not give false slogans, but real development to people,' the Prime Minister said.
"Till five decades, slogans of 'garibi hatao' were heard and now 25 crore poor have come out of poverty," he said.
Modi said till now poor people have got 4 crore houses. "The one who has lived that kind of life knows what it means to have a house with a proper roof," he said.
'Pain of poor, troubles of common man, cannot be understood just like that; it requires passion and some just don't have it," the PM said taking a swipe at the Opposition.
Reiterating the government's commitment to technology, he said, "For some people, Artificial Intelligence (AI) is a fashionable term. For me, it has dual meanings - Artificial Intelligence and Aspirational India.
"In this budget, there is a provision for 50,000 new AI labs. The budget spoke about investment in Deep tech. The 21st century is a tech-driven century and we want the country to move forward in this field," Modi said.
Listing out the other achievements of the government, the Prime Minister said, "In the last 10 years of (BJP) rule, 25 crore people have been able to overcome poverty. Before this, for decades we had been hearing the slogans of 'garibi hatao' (remove poverty) but we could achieve the feat only now".
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