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Corruption is the biggest enemy of development, says Narendra Modi in Kargil

Kargil: Prime Minister Narendra Modi today said that corruption has to be uprooted completely if we have to move forward on the path of development.Modi was addressing a public meeting in Kargil of Jammu and

01:20 pm: Modi ends his speech

01:19 pm: Modi: You have given me so love, in return. I will ensure that the Centre takes care of the needs of Jammu and Kashmir.

01:18 pm: Modi: My mantra is –Na khaonga na khane dunga (neither will I eat nor will I let others eat).

01: 17 pm: Modi: We need to ensure that the distribution system is such that people get the real value of the product.

Corruption is the worst plague that has contaminated the country. Once it is rooted out, we will sail on the path of development smoothly.

01:16 pm: Modi: Apples grow beautifully here but by the time they reach the plains they are rotten.

01:15 pm: Modi; But employment is crucial. The Kesar produced here is better than anywhere else in the world. We can set up industries. Our farmers will earn.

01:13 pm: Modi: So when I visited that place I just spoke of development and nothing else. And now I can proudly say that my Kutch has grown and developed tremendously. Our mantra must be development. 

01:11 pm: Modi: When I had become the CM of Gujarat, someone came up to me and said that you are visiting Kutch for the first time. Please don't talk about border crisis and other factors. Kutch is mostly Muslim dominated; people wear the same kind of clothes as you do in Kashmir.

01:10 pm: Modi: I want to share something with you through my experience. Whenever we used to visit Kutch, we would discuss about Pakistan, terrorism and other issues in Kutch.

01:08 pm:
Modi: you have given me so much love and I will pay you back. You will contribute generously for the growth of Jammu and Kashmir.

01:07 pm: Modi: Atal Behari Vajpayee had a dream but our government's tenure ended and we couldn't accomplish setting electricity transmitters across the country. But now we will fulfill his dream.

01:06 pm: Modi: We have decided to invest 8000 crore to accomplish the task of building roads across the region. Through good road connectivity, Kargil will develop. 

01:04 pm:
Modi: Shouldn't they stay at home and work for development here? The electricity that we are trying to give boost to in Kargil is not just for watching TV or charging phones. It has other more important goals.

01:03 pm:
Modi: Now water will be utilized in the right manner for you. The youth has to abandon their home and go down to the plains to sustain their families. But should our youngsters leave their homeland?

01:00 pm: Modi: I bow before this land and I express gratitude to its people. It is said that water and youth is of no use to the hills. But now times have changed.

12:59 pm:
Modi: it is my privilege to be in Kargil. I have come here before too. Right now I stand here and can hear thunder of claps but back then I could hear thunder of rifles.

12:53 pm: Modi begins his speech in Kargil