'Money will be returned to victims, CM is lying'; Modi slams CPM on Karuvannur scam

THRISSUR: Prime Minister Narendra Modi lashed out at the CPM and the state government. Modi said that CPM is looting the money of the poor people of Kerala in public and that the money of the poor people robbed in Karuvannur will be returned to them in any way. While addressing the party workers in Kunnamkulam, the Prime Minister criticized the state government and CPM. Modi also mentioned that Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan is lying.

"The money of the people of Kerala is being looted openly. New patterns of corruption are emerging. The Karuvannur Co-operative Bank scandal is an example of a left-wing scam. Poor people deposited their hard-earned money in the bank. This is what the CPM looted. Marriages were cancelled without paying even the money invested for the marriage of daughters. Thousands of lives were disrupted.

Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan has been lying for three years. The Chief Minister keeps lying that the money will be returned and action will be taken against the culprits. But it was your servant Modi who investigated this robbery. 90 crores of ED have been confiscated. Discussions are going on with legal experts on how to return this money to the poor. Karuvannur assures that it will do everything possible to get the money back for those who have been cheated in the co-op scam. Modi said that he would go to any extent for that.

Narendra Modi started the speech with the words that he is very happy to be able to come to the land of Vadakkumnathan once again. This time Kerala will hear new voices in the Parliament. Once again, Kerala will accept the slogan of the Modi government. 73 lakh beneficiaries have received financial assistance through the Ayushman Bharat scheme. Modi announced that all senior citizens above the age of 70 will get free treatment through Ayushman Bharat.

Everything said in BJP's manifesto released yesterday on Vishu day is Modi's guarantee. Houses will be provided to economically backward people through Awas Yojana. Medicines will be made available through Jan Aushadhi at an 80 per cent discount. The Prime Minister also announced that instead of the current 10 lakhs, 20 lakhs will be made available to the youth of Kerala as Mudra Loans.

Kerala's heritage will be internationalized within 5 years; highways, expressways and Vande Bharat Express will be expanded. Suresh Gopi often visits him and talks about the design of the Vande Bharat Express. We will consider those needs and make them a reality. The tourism sector of Kerala will be expanded. The bullet train service will connect South India as well. Its work will start as soon as the third NDA government comes to power.

Violence and anarchy are taking place in Kerala, which used to be peaceful. Political assassinations ensue. College campuses in Kerala have become hotbeds of anti-social elements. The Prime Minister also criticized the government for protecting forces that destroy communal harmony."