Fight against corruption tops government agenda

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday said people have given his government a mandate for stability and continuity and that it would stamp out corruption and act against the corrupt. He was delivering his address on the Motion of Thanks to the President's Address amid protests by the Opposition which later walked out while he was still speaking. The House later adopted the Motion and it was adjourned sine die by Chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar.

- Gaurav Vivek Bhatnagar

Modi, who had similarly addressed the Lok Sabha on Tuesday afternoon, continued with his attacks on the Congress and other Opposition parties during his address. He said people have "rejected the politics of illusion in the Lok Sabha election and prioritised performance over propaganda".

The PM also took on the Congress and sounding an ominous warning said: "I want to thank Congress friends too. Some kept saying ours is a one-third government. What can be a bigger truth-we have completed 10 years and 20 remain."

Modi said his government would continue its fight against corruption and the corrupt. "I have given a free hand to agencies to take stringent action against corruption and the corrupt. The government will not interfere anywhere", he said.