PM Narendra Modi: Social justice is an article of faith for NDA

Tiruppur Tamil Nadu Kicking off his campaign for the next Lok Sabha elections in the southern states here on Sunday Prime Minister Narendra Modi came down heavily on the opposition partiesModi was on a daylong visit to the states of Tamil Nadu Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh for the launch of several developmental projects as well as his poll campaign He visited Guntur in Andhra Pradesh Raichur in Karnataka and Tiruppur in Tamil NaduAddressing a public rally in Tiruppur about 470 km from the state capital Chennai Modi said For us social justice is an article of faith and not a mathematical formula the way it is for the opposition partiesHe said it was the NDA government led by Atal Bihari Vajpayee that restored reservation in promotions for the SCST a privilege that was scrapped by the Congressled UPA government at the Centre earlierReferring to his governments decision to provide 10 per cent reservation to the economically backward sections Modi said the move aims at equality of opportunities to allHe said the 10 per cent reservation will not affect the existing reservation for SCST and Other Backward CommunitiesAlleging that the opposition was good at spreading panic and misleading the youth farmers and other sections of society the Prime Minister said that for a long time the opposition parties had created tension in society on the issue of social justiceModi criticised the Congress farm loan waiver scheme saying that it would not benefit anybody but would result in an extra burden of Rs 50000 croreHe said for the first time in Indias history his government had announced a Rs 6000pa income scheme for farmers holding less than five acres of landWhen the scheme was announced in Parliament the opposition parties were left shocked he addedModi disclosed that under the farmer income scheme a sum of Rs 750000 lakh crore would be deposited in banks over the next 10 yearsThe PM also announced the setting up of a department for fisheries in Tamil Nadu and laid the foundation stone of a 100bed Employees State Insurance Corp ESIC hospitalThe hospital will cater to the needs of over 100000 workers and their family members in the hosiery town and nearby areas covered under the ESI ActModi also laid the foundation stones of a new integrated building at Trichy Airport and the new Chennai airport via video conferencingTo ensure a reliable supply of crude oil to Tamil Nadu and the neighbouring states the PM also dedicated to the nation Bharat Petroleum Corp Ltds Ennore Coastal Terminal in ChennaiHe also inaugurated a crude oil pipeline from Chennai Port to Chennai Petroleum Corp Ltds CPCL Manali Refinery in Chennai The pipeline has been built with enhanced safety featuresModi also dedicated to the nation a 470bed ESIC Hospital in Chennai and passenger service on the 10km stretch of the Chennai Metro Rail AGDMS Metro station to Washermenpet Metro stationEarlier Modi flew down from Andhra Pradesh to Tiruppur via Coimbatore At Coimbatore airport he was received by Governor Banwarilal PurohitThe visit met with a black flag protest led by Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam MDMK leader VaikoVaiko and his supporters were detained by the police as they released black balloons in the sky and shouted Go back Modi near the railway stationCatch up on all the latest Crime National International and Hatke news here Also download the new midday Android and iOS apps to get the latest updatesThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever