NINE years of BJP Government were dedicated to the service of people, good governance, and welfare of poor, said Prime Minister Narendra Modi while addressing a rally in Ajmer on Wednesday. The rally was organised to mark the completion of nine years of the Modi Government across its two terms. Hitting out at the Congress party, the Prime Minister accused it of following a policy of misleading the poor and keeping them deprived during its rule.

“Fifty years ago, the Congress guaranteed that it will remove poverty. But it turned out to be their biggest betrayal to the poor,” he said. “It has been a policy of the Congress to mislead the poor and keep them deprived. The people of Rajasthan have also suffered a lot due to this,” Modi said.

Now, the Prime Minister said, people across the world are talking about India, and experts are saying India is very close to ending extreme poverty. Earlier in the day, the Prime Minister offered prayers at the famous Brahma temple at Pushkar in Rajasthan’s Ajmer district.