Bjp: ‘From 2 to 303 seats’: PM Modi inaugurates BJP central office expansion, recounts party’s journey | India News

NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday lashed out at the opposition parties who have been targeting the government in Parliament and accused them of joining hands to launch a “save-the-corrupt” movement.
Addressing a gathering of party workers after inaugurating the newly-constructed residential complex and auditorium at the BJP office in New Delhi, PM Modi backed the action taken by investigative agencies and courts against those accused of corruption.
In a dig at the opposition parties, he said that when action is taken against those involved in corruption, they start maligning the probe agenicies and also raise questions against the courts.
‘Rs 1.10 lakh crore seized under PMLA during BJP rule’
Addressing party workers, PM Modi said that BJP’s movement against graft has shaken the roots of corruption and those involved in malpractices.
“During UPA’s 2004-14 rule, assets worth Rs 5,000 crore seized under PMLA, it rose to Rs 1.10 lakh crore during BJP’s 9-year government,” PM Modi said.
The Prime Minister said that compared to earlier, over the twice the number of cases have been registered under PMLA.
“Under Congress, banks were robbed of Rs 22,000 crore… many of those involved in looting the banks even fled abroad. But the BJP government has seized Rs 20,000 crore worth of property of these individuals,” he said.
He said that every Indian understands that the country will progress only when corruption is defeated.
‘Bhrashtachari-bachao abhyan’
Launching a broadside against the opposition parties for targeting investigating agencies like CBI and ED, PM Modi said that his rivals have come together to launch a movement to protect the corrupt.
PM Modi said that anti-India forces within and outside the country have now come together to target the nation which is on a developmental journey.

Taking a dig at the opposition parties, he said that there is a concerted effort to undermine the credibility of the nation’s institutions.
“You are all seeing how some opposition parties have come together to form ‘bhrashtachari-bachao abhyan’ (Free corrupt movement). All those who are themselves known for corruption have come together on a single platform,” the Prime Minister said in a searing attack on his rivals.
‘From 2 to 303 seats’
Speaking at the inauguration event, PM Modi recounted the growth trajectory of the BJP, saying that it went from just 2 seats in its first general election to over 300 in the 2019 Lok Sabha polls.
“The expansion of this office is not just the expansion of a building, but it is the expansion of the dreams of every BJP worker. I bow down at the feet of crores of workers of the party. I also bow my head to all the founding members of the party,” he said while addressing the party workers.
He said that the BJP was almost reduced to nothing in the aftermath of 1984 elections, adding that despite this, the party never gave up or lost its spirit.

“From 2 seats in 1984, the BJP has now reached 303 seats in 2019. In many regions, the party garners over 50% of the vote share,” he said.

‘BJP most futurustic party’
PM Modi said that BJP is the only pan-Indian party with roots from south to north, east to west.
He said that BJP is not only the world’s biggest but also the “most futuristic party”, adding that its only goal is to make a modern and developed India.
“Today, BJP is counted among the most prominent political parties in the world. It is being compared to those political parties that changed the course of their respective countries,” he said.
The Prime Minister said that the party’s success is due to the hard work and determination of its workers.
PM Modi said India has witnessed the governance models of Congress and Left, and it is now witnessing the model of a party that came to power with absolute majority. “When these governance models will be analysed across various parameters, people will understand which model has benefited them the most,” he said.