Celebration of two years in office: Modi vows to fight corruption menace

Celebrating second anniversary of his government, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday said a “change” has come in the last two years through good governance and vowed to root out corruption and make life easier for the people who have been “looted” for years.

Without naming the Congress, he accused the Opposition party of pursuing the agenda of obstructionism and expressed confidence that people can see through it and find truth.

Recalling the scams and scandals during the UPA governments including in coal block allocation, the PM said checking the menace of corruption is the focus of his government and people can see it when compared with that of previous dispensations.

“As long as we do not remember the work done during the days of the previous government, we will not be able to realise that what a big task has been accomplished,” he said.

Film stars join gala event to celebrate NDA’s 2 years

Top Union Ministers on Saturday joined a gala event, which had a smattering of Bollywood actors, including megastar Amitabh Bachchan, aimed at publicising the “achievements” of the Narendra Modi government on completion of two years in office.

While the centrepiece event was held at historic India Gate here that saw Finance Minister Arun Jaitley and many of his ministerial colleagues speak at length about numerous steps taken by the government across sectors, some Cabinet Ministers joined in from various parts of the country, including Mumbai, Nagpur, Ahmedabad, Guwahati and Vijaywada.

The five-hour programme ‘Ek Nayi Subah’, which was telecast live by Doordarshan across the country, also saw superstar Amitabh Bachchan talking about one of the government’s flagship programmes ‘Beti Bachao Beti Padhao’.
His participation came amid questions being raised by opposition parties in the wake of his name figuring in Panama papers.

The event started with young ministers including Kiren Rijiju, Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore and Babul Supriyo talking about ‘new vision, new India’ as they heaped praise on the Prime Minister Narendra Modi for his vision and making efforts for effective execution of various programmes. “He is the most youthful among us,” said Rathore.

Bollywood actor R Madhavan and achor Neelima Sharma hosted the programme which was also attended by Union Ministers Birender Singh, Maneka Gandhi, Najma Heptulla, Ram Vilas Paswan, Uma Bharti, Harsimrat Kaur Badal and J.P. Nadda.