Narendra Modi mocks PM Manmohan Singh’s comment, says good times are ahead after LS polls.

Modi mocks PM Manmohan Singh says 'good days ahead' after LS polls:

New Delhi: Taking a dig at Dr Manmohan Singh, Bharatiya Janata party's prime ministerial candidate and Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said he backed the Prime Minister for saying that good times are ahead. 

In an apparent reference to the upcoming General Elections, Modi said it will take another few months for "good days" to usher in. 

Addressing the 12^th edition of Pravasi Bharatiya Divas, the largest gathering of Indian diaspora in the world, Modi, who aspires to become the country's next Prime Minister, got a round of applause before he got up to speak and while he was being introduced, said:

"The Prime Minister had said a good thing during his speech here yesterday (Wednesday at the PBD) that there is no need to despair and good times are due to come". 

Modi drew loud applause and laughter from the packed audience at the Vigyan Bhavan here when he said, "I don't need to say anything more... we may have to wait a few months, five or six.

But I sincerely feel that good times are coming," referring to the time when a new central government will assume office. According to 'Zee News'

Addressing a press conference last week, the Prime Minister had said that "we are set for better times" as the cycle of global economic growth is turning for the better. 

This is the first verbal attack on the Prime Minister by Modi after Singh said that "it will be disastrous for the country to have Narendra Modi as the Prime Minister." 

Slamming the UPA government, Modi also said at the Pravasi Bharatiya Divas that the overall atmosphere of divisive politics, policy paralysis and scandals and corruption have severely hit people's perception and trust in the government and its leaders.-"TOI"

Following are the highlights of Modi's speech:

--We should not weigh NRIs in just dollars and pounds.
--Gandhi returned from South Africa in 1915. Now this is 100 years so I urge government of India to plan and organise programmes.
--We should not only look to NRI's for investment point of view.
--PM said one good point that good times are coming soon. Don't get disheartened. May be you have to wait for 5 6 months, but good times will comes.
--Instead of Centre, investments are coming to states. A good sign for federal structure.
--Had Patel not been there, we would have to take Pak visa to see lions of Gir. So planned a statue, double that of the Statue of Liberty. We want that the Run for Unity be organised in other countries as well.
--A confident looking India, with Gandhian ideals, going to other parts of the world.
--Only on a few occasions did Indians get agitated. When the Emergency was imposed, Indians all over the world got agitated. Secondly, when Vajpayee govt conducted the nuclear tests, Indians abroad helped bail out the nation. Even in 2014 elections Indians all over the world are very excited and I appeal to all of them to take part. Source-"indiatoday"

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