India marching towards $5 trillion economy on solid foundation: PM Modi

Says Article 370, Ram Janmabhoomi and Citizenship Amendment Act were challenges bequeathed as a legacy of the past, with no effort on the part of previous regimes to resolve them

Prime Minister Narendra Modi said today India was marching resolutely towards the $5 trillion economy mark on the solid foundation being prepared by his government.

Addressing a gathering after unveiling a 25-foot bronze statue of former PM Atal Bihari Vajpayee at Lok Bhawan in Lucknow, Modi referred to a gamut of “legacy challenges” that were being resolved to prepare the solid foundation for the ambitious target.

He termed Article 370, Ram Janmabhoomi dispute and the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) as such challenges, which were bequeathed as a legacy of the past without any effort being made for their resolution by previous regimes.

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