Previous govts hated development: PM

Update: 2010-09-15 00:00 GMT

VARANASI, Sept 22 - Prime Minister Narendra Modi today lashed out at previous governments, saying they seemed to hate development and that the national exchequer was �destroyed� to win elections.

Starting his two-day visit to Varanasi, Modi gifted schemes worth Rs 1,000 crore to his Lok Sabha constituency.

�Governments in the past were such that they seemed to hate development. For them, national exchequer was destroyed in the task of winning elections,� he said addressing a public meeting here.

The Prime Minister, who was speaking after inaugurating several development initiatives, said, �We not only launch but also complete projects.� He targeted previous governments, saying they were driven by political calculations. � PTI

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