The Bharatiya Janata Party on Tuesday claimed that party president Amit Shah's statement on 'acche din' was twisted by the media, urging the latter to be 'more responsible'.
"Amit ji said that to make India the best in world, to make it the number one nation, more than five years are needed. The media twisted Amit ji's statement. This is an attempt to defame and target the BJP and we condemn this attempt. The media needs to be more responsible," BJP leader Shrikant Sharma said.
"Improving infrastructure, connectivity and so on can be done in a few years. But if one wants to transform the nation into what was envisioned by leaders like Tilak and Mahatma Gandhi, it takes time," BJP leader Sudhanshu Trivedi added.
Earlier, media reports had stated that Amit Shah said that the 'acche din' promised by the BJP will take 25 years to be achieved, adding that a mere five-year rule by the party cannot take the country to the top of the world.
The reports further said that Shah had claimed that 'acche din' represented the pride that India enjoyed before the British Raj, adding that the BJP would need to win elections at 'every level' of the state machinery to regain that admiration.
He, however, stated that the Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led government can reduce inflation, ensure secure borders, make a strong foreign policy, achieve economic development, provide jobs and remove poverty.
