‘Opposition raking up petty issues’

Modi says it is criticising him as he “blocked all routes of corruption”

Prime Minister Narendra Modi with Member of Parliament B.S. Yeddyurappa at afarmers’ rally at Belagavi in Karnataka on Saturday.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday launched a scathing attack on the Opposition, saying they were criticising him as he had “blocked all routes of corruption” and the “ hungama over petty issues” stemmed from this.

‘Our govt. stopped black marketing’ Addressing a >gathering of farmers in the border district of Belagav i, he said his government had stopped “ chor bazaar ” (black market) in many sectors, citing the fertilizer manufacturing and distribution as an example.

Without invoking the name of any political party or any specific issue, he said: “Now even the Opposition which finds silly reasons to attack us and play politics over it have not made even a false allegation of corruption against us. The

chor bazaarwale are angry and all these

hungama over petty issues is because of it,” the Prime Minister said.