New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi has said that his government would leave no stone unturned to fulfill the promises outlined by President Pranab Mukherjee in his address. In his reply in the Lok Sabha to the debate on motion of thanks on the President’s address, Modi said there were many who voiced doubts if the high promises spelt out in the President’s address could be fulfilled.
The Prime Minister also said that during election time they were all candidates but after being elected the MPs are now ‘the messengers of the people’s hopes’ and have to ‘safeguard the people’s hopes’. Calling the government protectors of the common man, the Prime Minister said, “Government should be for the poor. Rich people can afford to send their children to good school, afford good medical care. The poor only have government schools and hospitals. Government’s work should be to listen to the poor, to work for the poor and live for them.” Underlining the word ‘Rurban’ which was used in President’s address, he said, “The government should work in the way that the facilities are urban but the essence is rural.” Presenting an example in this regard, he said, “There may not be good teachers or school in the villages but technology enables us to teach children in villages through satellite. We should concentrate on agro-based industries.”
