Attacking the Congress for “compulsive rather than constructive criticism”, the Prime Minister Narendra Modi referred to UPA’s 2004 to 2014 as a “lost decade” and contrasted it with 2030 which, he said, will be India’s decade as the “world looks at India with hope and trust and sees its own prosperity in that of India’s.”
Describing the Congress and its leaders (without naming anyone directly) as “people steeped in negativity”, the PM said India was a happy society brimming with hope, a land that “tolerates but does not accept negativity.”
In his address to the Lok Sabha as part of the debate on the President’s address, he hit out at the Congress party saying that UPA’s trademark was to turn every opportunity into a crisis. However, the 2030 decade is going to be India’s decade. The answer lies hidden in India’s stability, its global reputation, its rising capability, and new possibilities arising here.
“During 10 years of the UPA government, inflation was in double digits and hence when something good happens, their sadness increases. In the history of the country’s independence, 2004-2014 was full of scams. Terror attacks took place across the country in those 10 years,” PM Modi said in Lok Sabha.
“In 2010 CWG games were held, it was a big opportunity to show the strength of India’s youth to the world but due to scam, India became infamous in the world. The decade before 2014 will be known as the lost decade & we can’t deny that 2030s decade is India’s decade,” PM Modi added.
Recalling work done by his government, PM Modi said, “today, there is positivity, hope, and trust for India across the world. It is a matter of joy that today India has received the opportunity of the G20 Presidency. It is a matter of pride for the country, and for the 140 crore Indians. But I think this too is hurting some people.”
“Today, all the credible institutions of the world, all experts who deeply study the global effects and can also make predictions for the future, are very hopeful and excited for India. Why is this happening? Why is the entire world looking at India hopefully,” PM Modi asked.
