Prime Minister Narendra Modi has finally broken his long-lasting silence on Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi’s “Suit Boot” remark. In a befitting counter, Modi retaliated, “Suit boot is definitely more acceptable than suitcase. After ruling for 60 years, the Congress has suddenly remembered the poor. People of this country have suffered and remained poor due to short sighted policies of the Congress,” Modi told in an interview.
Lashing out at Congress, Modi said, “Did the coal and spectrum scandals or the CWG fiasco benefit the poor? Everyone knows who were the beneficiaries — some chosen industrialists and contractors.”
Talking on the much-talked about issue of Land Acquisition Ordinance, Modi said that the legislation is not “a matter of life or death for me” and that he was prepared to accept any suggestions.
