‘Referring to Modi as the Twitter and selfie PM, he said that people were asking when will the ‘achhe din’ finally come. “The slogan before election was ‘sabka saath, sabka vikas’ but now we see only ‘corporate ka saath aur khud ka vikas’,” Pilot said. ‘Referring to Modi as the Twitter and selfie PM, he said that people were asking when will the ‘achhe din’ finally come. “The slogan before election was ‘sabka saath, sabka vikas’ but now we see only ‘corporate ka saath aur khud ka vikas’,” Pilot said.

As the BJP-led NDA government prepares to celebrate the completion of one year, former Union minister and Congress leader Sachin Pilot Wednesday said the Modi government has failed to live up to its pre-poll promises.

Referring to Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s tour of foreign countries and the recent remarks in China and South Korea, Pilot said, “The PM said that till now people used to be ashamed of being born in India. He is the Prime Minster of 120 crore people and should not speak in that fashion”.

He said the PM had toured 19 countries in the last 11 months but no other PM before him had criticised former governments on foreign land. “Modi, before coming to power, had assured that around Rs 6 lakh crore worth of black money will be brought back to India and Rs 15 lakh will be deposited in the bank accounts of all the citizens.

Unfortunately, the statement has only been reduced to a poll stunt. All he has done is to put a stop to all welfare projects initiated by the UPA government and has reduced corporate tax,” he said.

‘Referring to Modi as the Twitter and selfie PM, he said that people were asking when will the ‘achhe din’ finally come. “The slogan before election was ‘sabka saath, sabka vikas’ but now we see only ‘corporate ka saath aur khud ka vikas’,” Pilot said.

Earlier in the say, state Congress president Adhir Chowdhury visited the residence of former deputy mayor of the Kolkata Municipal Corporation and deceased TMC leader Farzana Alam. “It is a solidarity visit to a leader’s house who had been used and abandoned by TMC. Farzana’s statement during her stay at the hospital should be treated as her last recorded statement by the police,” he said and assured that the Congress would stand by her family members.

Her brother, Sarfaraz Alam said if no action is taken against those responsible for Farzana’s death, they will demand a CBI inquiry and if need be would go even to the Supreme Court, seeking justice.

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