Saturation of govt welfare schemes true secularism: PM Modi

He said, “…We know when there is saturation, discrimination ends and all the benefits are transferred to the beneficiaries. People do not have to pay bribes for their rights. I say this repeatedly that…saturation hi sacha secularism hai, saturation hi sacha saamajik nyaay hai, aur yehi saturation…Goa ko, desh ko…Modi ki guarantee hai (saturation is true secularism, saturation is real social justice and this saturation is Modi’s guarantee to Goa and the country).”

Lauding the spirit of the people of Goa, the Prime Minister said though Goa is small in terms of area and population, the coastal state is socially diverse and “people of different societies and religions have been co-existing in peace for many generations”.

“So, when people of Goa repeatedly elect the BJP government, the message goes out to the entire country…That BJP’s mantra is ‘sabka saath, sabka vikaas’. Some parties in the country have always done politics of spreading fear and lies, but Goa has given a befitting reply to such parties and it has done so repeatedly,” he said.

Accusing the previous governments of lacking vision for development of tourist destinations, coastal areas and islands, the Prime Minister said, “India has always been rich in terms of nature, culture, and heritage. People across the world travel to different countries for different types of tourism. Every form of tourism is available in our country, on a single visa. But the government that was in power before 2014 did not pay attention to these aspects. Several tourist places remained ‘gumnaam’ (unknown) because of lack of access to good roads, trains, and airports. We have made an attempt to remove these shortcomings in the last 10 years.”

The Prime Minister inaugurated and laid the foundation stone for development projects worth over Rs 1,330 crore in Goa.