PM attacks Left, Cong: Kerala suffered due to their ideological conflict

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday took on the Congress and the Left saying that one was based on dynastic politics, while the other was more concerned about itself than the state.

"Kerala is being harmed a lot due to the conflict between two ideologies. One ideology believes that their interest is above Kerala. Other ideology keeps a family above anything else. These two promote violence and corruption. The youth of Kerala of youth needs to work hard to defeat these two ideologies," ANI quoted the PM as saying at Yuvam Conclave in Thevara.

The Prime Minister also mentioned about the gold smuggling scam allegedly involving some top officials of the Pinarayi Vijayan government. "On one hand, we are working hard to increase the exports of India. On the other hand, in Kerala, some are working hard to smuggle gold. The youth of Kerala are very well aware that the people in power are playing with their future," he said.

PM Modi claimed that the BJP government is giving permanent jobs to the youths in the government sector by conducting 'Rozgar Melas', but the Kerala government is not focussed on it. "In every BJP-ruled state, the campaign for giving jobs is going on. However, the present Kerala govt is not focused on providing jobs to the youth. The youth of Kerala can never forget this attitude of the Kerala government," he said.

The PM pointed out that the ease of living of the people connected with the fisheries sector is his government's priority and the Centre is working towards the modernisation of the fisheries sector. He claimed that the BJP government created a separate ministry for fisheries and fishermen are made the beneficiaries of the Kisan credit card.

He also hailed MoS Muraleedharan while talking about Operation Kaveri, launched by the Centre for the safe return of Indians stuck in trouble-hit Sudan.

"Due to the civil war in Sudan, many of our people are stuck there. Therefore, we have started Operation Kaveri to bring them safely. It is being overseen by the son of Kerala and the Minister of our governmnet, Muraleedharan."

The Prime Minister said that India is a treasure trove of youth power. The BJP and the Indian youths share the same wavelength and vision. "Today, the BJP and the youth of the country share the same wavelength and vision. We bring reforms and the youth bring results. It is a strong partnership between the government and the youth. BJP has made this era, the era of youth-led development," he said.

Earlier, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who is on a two-day visit to Kerala, was given a warm welcome on Monday in Kochi as people lined up on both sides of the route of his road show.

With inputs from agencies