'Cong, Left targeting PM on false propaganda of intolerance'

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Press Trust of India Vadodara
Last Updated : Feb 27 2016 | 9:22 PM IST
Union minister Uma Bharti today accused the Left parties of "singling out" Prime Minister Narendra Modi by raising the bogey of intolerance with the support of Congress.
"Though communists are in minority they are occupying important positions in various fields and they are only attacking Modi on intolerance issue with the support of Congress which is out of power. Intolerance issue is nothing but a false propaganda against Modi," Bharti said.
The Minister for Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation was here on a private visit.
On the Ganga cleanliness project, Bharti said, "The Centre will implement a four-pronged programme in which as many as 1600 villages along the Ganga river stretch will be made free of filth by October".
"The government will implement the programme within six months and complete the first phase of cleaning the river by October this year," she said.
Bharti said the second phase will be attained within four years during which 6000 villages will be taken up for cleaning.
"However, four things are to be taken into consideration while cleaning villages along Ganga river. They are the disposal of sewage water, diversion of drains flowing into the river, conversion of waste generating from the villages into fertilisers, and generation of employment by cultivating medicinal plants along the river," she said.
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First Published: Feb 27 2016 | 9:22 PM IST

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