What promises have you fulfilled, Sonia asks Modi
Vijayapura, May 8: Have you fulfilled any one of the promises made to the people of the country four years ago? What have you done for farmers, youth, women, children and aged people in these four years, UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi asked Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
Addressing a rally at Babaleshwar in the district on Tuesday, Sonia Gandhi asked Modi about his works for the welfare of farmers, youth, middle class people, women, children, backward classes, dalits and minorities of the country. Why did you appoint Lok Pal even after four years for containing corruption? What model are you following to control corruption? Is it the model of those who sit beside you at the stage or the model of your close friend’s son, she questioned.
Making the country Congress-free is the main job for Modi as the Prime Minister. He is a good speaker and artiste. If he could feed the bellies of the poor through his good speeches, let him do such speeches more. He should understand that just speeches would not fill the bellies. People need have food, medicine in hospitals to be healthy, women should be empowered, youth should get jobs and farmers should get facilities. All these would not come from just speeches. The prices of essential commodities were sky rocketing. Poor and middle class people have been facing the problem. Unable to identify this, Modi government has been increasing the prices of petroleum products, she said.
Modi has cultivated a habit of lying. He has taken the history of the country lightly. He has been using the names of great personalities and soldiers of the country for his political gains. All such acts would not bring good to a Prime Minister. Have you seen such a Prime Minister who keeps silent when he confront major issues and speak when it is not necessary, she asked.
The steps taken by Siddaramaiah-led government for the welfare of all sections of the society are really commendable. This has placed the Karnataka in number one position in the country. Siddaramaiah government has implemented various pro-people programmes like Anna Bhagya, Krishi Bhagya, Krishi Yantra Dhare, Indira canteen and others. But the BJP leaders have been opposing such programmes. When the Congress introduced MNREGS to ensure jobs to the people, BJP had opposed it. When Chief Minister Siddaramaiah sought Prime Minister Modi’s appointment to apprise him of the drought situation and place a demand for compensation for farmers, Modi did not give time to meet Siddaramaiah and thus insulted the farmers and their families. But for BJP ruling states, the Modi government has granted thousands of crores. Is it the real ‘Sab ka saath, sab ka vikas’, Sonia asked.
Siddaramaiah has waived of loans of over 22 lakh farmers and implemented various programmes for farmers. Vijayapura is the land of great saints, personalities and the centre of Basava philosophy which advocated equality and brotherhood. But Narendra Modi has given new promises and sown the seeds of hatred. But the Congress would not allow the BJP to make it success, she added.
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Pakistan reports two more polio cases; Total tally now 52
ISLAMABAD: At least two more cases of poliovirus were reported in Pakistan, taking the number of infections to 52 so far this year, a report said on Friday.
“The Regional Reference Laboratory for Polio Eradication at the National Institute of Health has confirmed the detection of two more wild poliovirus type 1 (WPV1) cases in Pakistan," an official statement said.
The fresh infections — a boy and a girl — were reported from the Dera Ismail Khan district of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province.
“Genetic sequencing of the samples collected from the children is underway," the statement read. Dera Ismail Khan, one of the seven polio-endemic districts of southern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, has reported five polio cases so far this year.
Of the 52 cases in the country this year, 24 are from Balochistan, 13 from Sindh, 13 from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, and one each from Punjab and Islamabad.
There is no cure for polio. Only multiple doses of the oral polio vaccine and completion of the routine vaccination schedule for all children under the age of five can keep them protected.
