
Person Derided As Tea-Seller Put India On...: Anurag Thakur On PM Modi
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Addressing the National Economic Conclave organised by the Interactive Forum on Indian Economy, Mr Thakur said 'Viksit Bharat', an idea mooted by the prime minister, has become a buzzword which is being debated at conferences, public meetings and political rallies.
Union Minister Anurag Thakur today said the Congress had humiliated Narendra Modi as a "tea-seller and a backward person" when the BJP had presented him as its prime ministerial candidate, but the same "honest" leader had put the country firmly on the path of development.
Addressing the National Economic Conclave organised by the Interactive Forum on Indian Economy, Mr Thakur said 'Viksit Bharat', an idea mooted by the prime minister, has become a buzzword which is being debated at conferences, public meetings and political rallies.
"'Viksit Bharat' is not just a dream but a resolve, which we have to turn to reality," the senior BJP leader said.
