Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday said the results of the recently concluded Assembly elections had made it clear that people trusted “Modi’s guarantee”, and observed that “some political parties” had failed to understand they would not gain anything by “making false promises”.
After interacting with beneficiaries of the Viksit Bharat Sankalp Yatra (VBSY) via video conferencing, Mr. Modi said the Central government had established a direct and emotional connection with the people through its implementation of various flagship programmes.
Targeting his political opponents, Mr. Modi said they should realise it was essential to first win the hearts of the people before winning an election, and that they should not underestimate people’s wisdom. Elections could not be fought on social media, but by being among the people, he said, adding that had the previous governments given priority to public service instead of political interests, the problems of a large section of the population, which were being addressed now under him, would have been resolved 50 years ago.
