TIL Desk/National/Varanasi/ Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Saturday the BJP did not believe in vote bank politics as the country was above party politics.
On the second day of his visit to his Varanasi parliamentary constituency, Modi told a gathering that he had launched a major war against corruption and the corrupt to ease the life of the common man. He also said cleanliness was worship for him as it could rid the poor of various diseases and a lot of economic burden.
“Governance for us is not about votes or winning elections. The priority is the development of the nation. For us, the country is bigger than party,” he said, in his address to farmers in Shahanshahpur on the outskirts of Varanasi.
He said most of the problems faced by the common people in India were rooted in corruption. “I have launched a war against it and will take it further to ensure that graft is weeded out from the country.” The Prime Minister urged the people to also ensure that the mission for cleanliness gets their support.
