India witnessed transformation in last five years: PM

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi has said that India has witnessed a transformation in the last five years and it has moved forward.

Addressing a conclave organised by a private TV channel in New Delhi this evening, Mr Modi said problems that have lingered for decades have been solved. The nation has now moved on from problems to solutions. He said people gave the mandate to the Government to work tirelessly to complete their aspirations.

The Prime Minister said the citizens aspire to free the country from challenges that have gripped it for a long time.

He said five years ago, there were only questions in public and in media, and corruption, the blockade in North East, terrorist attacks used to be the order of the day. Mr Modi said his Government took up challenges and worked towards solutions seriously.

Speaking on abrogation of Article 370, the Prime Minister said the country knows how much it has suffered because of it. He said the Article encouraged people who wanted to divide the country and it helped separatists and their interests in the region.

Mr Modi said by abrogating Article 370, the government has re-established the Constitutional integrity across the nation. He said after the abrogation, new doors are opening up for the development of union territories of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh.

Referring to the Ayodhya issue, Mr Modi said it was lingering for a long time, and earlier Governments used to look for votes on the matter. He said, some political parties stretched it too long. Mr Modi said the issue of Triple Talaq, too, was stretched too long on vote bank politics.

On the anniversary of 26/11 attacks, Mr Modi said India is fighting against terrorism with added vigour, and every logic that used to save terrorists from punishment has been defeated. He also spoke about several initiatives of the Government like GST, Mission Indradhanush, Jal Jeevan Mission and Housing for All.