Union Minister of State for Finance and Shipping Pon. Radhakrishnan said that the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) government at the Centre made significant achievements in the past four years when compared to decades of rule by the Congress party.
Speaking to the media here on Saturday to mark the four years of the government, he pointed out that 18,000 villages were electrified in the past four years, achieving 100% electrification of all villages.
He highlighted that the government had provided 93 lakh houses under different free and affordable housing schemes.
Mr. Radhakrishnan added that the Swachh Bharat Mission campaign of the Union government had brought considerable change in the cleanliness and hygiene of the country.
Stating that the government was stringent about tackling corruption, he said that nearly 3.5 lakh companies that were operating fraudulently were identified in the past one-and-half years.
BJP’s State unit president Tamilisai Soundararajan expressed confidence that her party would return to power in the general election scheduled for 2019.
Ambitious plans
At a press conference at the party’s State headquarters in Chennai, Dr. Soundararajan chose to focus on the various benefits the NDA government ensured for the State. She said the proposed defence corridor would bring in investment of ₹6.5 lakh crore and would help five cities of Tamil Nadu. She pointed out that 12 locations in Tamil Nadu had been selected to be upgraded to Smart Cities.
Dr. Soundararajan said that Virudhunagar and Ramanathapuram were being supervised by Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman after being selected among 128 "aspirational" districts.
‘Poor governance’
The Tamil Nadu Congress Committee criticised the NDA government, saying its failures would ensure a Congress-led front’s victory in the next general elections.
Addressing mediapersons at the party office in Chennai, TNCC president Su. Thirunavukkarasar said the Modi government had not carried out any promise on which it was elected.
History would record it as a period when India saw poor governance, the TNCC president said.
AICC secretary G. Chinna Reddy, who was sent by the Congress leadership to lead the charge against the NDA government, said the people had suffered under the NDA government.
Mr. Reddy criticised the Narendra Modi government for only making speeches and not doing anything for the implementation of policies.
