Modi stands for 'Maker of Developed India': Naidu

Ever wondered what Modi, the surname of India's Prime Minister, may also mean besides being his family name -- it is Maker of Developed India (Modi), according to Urban Development Minister M Venkaiah Naidu.
Known for coming up with catchy one-liners, Naidu today described Prime Minister Narendra Modi as the biggest transformer.
According to him, Modi is an acronym which means 'Maker of Developed India'.
"(Atal Bihari) Vajpayee has shown us the way, and now leader Narendra Modi, we are fortunate to have a leader like Modi. I always say Modi (is) 'Maker of Developed India'. We are always willing for a change, take in good things from other parties, this government wants to transform India. Modi is the biggest transformer," he said at the Skoch event here.

He said the earlier model of socialism "have ruined the country" and the motto of this government is now to reform, perform and transform.
"Now we have to follow realism. What is required, what is practical, what is the world over experience, we have to understand and then change the mindset. A lot of damage has been done by the earlier model... That model has hurt us. American capitalism is also not going to suit us. What is going to suit us is realism where we learn from experience and take it forward," Naidu said.

He said his government is working towards poverty alleviation, ending illiteracy and urban-rural divide, rooting out corruption and fighting social evils.

"The incidents that happened in recent past remind us we need to have more and more social harmony. And then politics based on capacity, calibre and contact, rather than caste, sex, religion -- these are the things we have to address now. For that you have to address reforms in a big way. Unless you create wealth you cannot distribute wealth," he said.
The Real Estate (Regulation and Development) Bill, 2013, and the 'Housing for All by 2022 programme for the rehabilitation of slum-dwellers and promotion of affordable housing for the urban poor would make people's life more comfortable.
"Housing for All is really a major scheme because everyone has a dream for houses. I am confident it will be reality by 2022. And Narendra Modi will go down in the history as a person who provided housing," he said.

Naidu said public private partnership was needed to make Housing for All a reality.
Naidu also attacked TMC President Mamata Banerjee and AAP
chief Arvind Kejriwal over their protests yesterday, saying they went to the RBI's office for a photo opportunity. If both chief ministers have any query they can always meet Finance Minister Arun Jaitley, he said.
During their protests, people also chanted "Modi, Modi" at many places, he said.
Naidu accused the opposition parties of "abusing" the Prime Minister, saying they compared him with the likes of Hitler and Mussolini.
Modi has intervened during various debates in Parliament earlier, Naidu said on the demand by some opposition leaders that the PM speak on the issue. But it cannot be a practice as the precedence is of ministers concerned replying on the behalf of government, he added.

The minister said that people want Parliament to debate demonetisation but the opposition has disappointed them as well as the government by disrupting it.
"Are you against cleaning up of the economy? Are you against black money, hoarders... Or you are against the problems faced by the people," he asked, urging the rival parties to start a discussion and offer their suggestions to the government.