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India lost a decade under UPA rule: Modi
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Modi: India lost a decade under UPA rule. Accusing the Congress-led UPA government of pushing back the country by a decade, BJP's prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi on Thursday said that he would endeavour to provide effective governance as it was more important than good policies.
New Delhi: Accusing the Congress-led UPA government of pushing back the country by a decade, BJP's prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi on Thursday said that he would endeavour to provide effective governance as it was more important than good policies.
"We need direction, determination and dedication... We need good governance. Bad governance is like diabetes which invites all kinds of ailments", he said while unveiling his vision for development at a seminar on 'A New Growth Paradigm for India'. Modi further said: "We have reached a stage where the country is slipping back... We have lost a decade, we have to start afresh.
When Atal Bihari Vajpayee left, the growth was 8.4 per cent, now the growth has come down to 4.8 per cent." Projecting himself as a leader who does not succumb to pressures, Modi targetted Prime Minister Manmohan Singh for his refrain about "coalition compulsions", saying alliances cannot be blamed for corruption. BJP leader Arun Jaitley said Modi has been able to overcome a sustained campaign against him over the 2012 Gujarat riots in which a section of the media had also targeted him.
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