PM Modi addresses on Dr BR Ambedkar's 125th birth anniversary: speech highlights

Mhow: PM Narendra Modi on Thursday addressed a massive group of people at Mhow of Madhya Pradesh on the occasion of Dr Baba Shaheb Ambedkar ' s 125th birth anniversary. Mhow is the birth place of BR Ambedkar. Here are highlights from the PM ' s speech:- 1- "I am fortunate that I am here to salute the place where the great Dr Ambedkar was born." 2- "Babasaheb Ambedkar ek vyakti nahi the, vo ek sankalp ka naam the. (He was not just a person; Babasaheb was synonymous to determination). Babasaheb Ambedkar fought against injustice in society; his fight was for equality and respect." 3- "Ek aisa vyakti jiski maa mein bartan saaf karti ho, wo beta agar pradhaan mantri ban paaya toh uska credit Babasaheb ko jaata hai." (If a person, whose mother my mother used to clean dishes, can become Prime Minister, then the entire credit goes to Babasaheb) 4- "Saradha type chit fund scams loot a lot of poor people, it ' s because our banks did not open doors for the poor. Now we have Jan Dhan Yojana." 5 - "6 dashakon se hamesha gareeb-gareeb karne waalon ne gareebon ke liye kya kiya?" (People who always claim themselves to be pro-poor, what did they do in the past 6 decades?) 6- "As far as developing our villages is concerned, a lot has to be done. Economic growth can ' t only happen in few cities. From 14 to 24 April ' Gram Uday Se Bharat Uday ' movement is being held." 7- "Give our farmers adequate water and see the wonders our farmer can do. We want farmer incomes to double. Purchasing power of people in rural India has to increase and this will power India ' s economy." 8- "Digital connectivity is essential in our villages. This is difficult to do, yes, but we need to make a start somewhere. 9 - "Our efforts towards rural electrification is being done very transparently. Garv App gives you real time progress." 10- "Vote bank ki politics karne walon ne samaaj ko tukdo mein baantne ke alava kuch socha nahin."