Prime Minister Narendra Modi took a swipe at the Congress in Germany on Monday, emphasising that his BJP government was ensuring that the country’s people received the maximum benefits. “Woh kaunsa panja tha jo 85 paise ghis leta tha,” the prime minister said as he addressed a crowd of over 1,600 Indian community members.

He was referring to former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi’s remarks, which the Supreme Court has previously cited, that only a small portion of the country’s earnings made it into people’s pockets. The BJP has used this statement several times to highlight its success in ensuring that people benefit from the country’s development.

“The way technology is being integrated into governance in India today demonstrates New India’s political will…

No longer will any Prime Minister have to say, “I sent Re 1 from Delhi, but only 15 paise reaches the people.” “On Monday, Prime Minister Modi stated.

The government has transferred more than 22 lakh crore to beneficiaries through direct benefit transfer in the last eight years, according to the prime minister. “The way technology is being integrated into governance in India demonstrates the new India’s political will as well as democracy’s delivery capacity,” he said.

“New India does not only plan for a secure future; it also takes risks, innovates, and incubates.” Around 2014, I recall there being only 200-400 startups in our country. There are over 68 thousand start-ups today, with dozens of unicorns,” he added.

The prime minister continued his attack on the Congress, citing the government’s efforts to bring the states together. “The country used to be one, but there were two constitutions.” But why did it take them so long to come together? It has been seven decades since a single nation has enacted a single constitution. But now we’ve put it in place,” he said.

In 2019, the BJP-led government in Jammu and Kashmir repealed Article 370, which granted the union territory special powers.

“Numerous changes that should have occurred over time, in terms of the speed with which it should have been done, and the breadth with which it should have been done… “We were behind for one reason or another,” he explained. Everything was a work in progress before 2014, no matter where you looked. “I’m not criticising anyone,” he said, “but if a road is built, it’s dug up for electricity, then for water.”

On Monday, Prime Minister Modi began his three-nation European tour with Germany. On Tuesday, he will travel to Denmark, after which he will travel to France.