I have become an eyesore, says Narendra Modi

Belagavi (Kar):  For the second time this week, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday said he has become an “eyesore” for those affected by his crusade to end blackmarketing and corruption, asserting this campaign has turned them against him.

With his government comming under attack on diverse subjects, Modi also said the Opposition spoke of many issues but there was not an allegation of corruption against his government ever since he has been serving as “pradhan sevak’. Stating that the government has stopped black-marketing and corruption in the fertiliser sector, he asked farmers to use only neem coated urea and also take the new crop insurance income to boost their income. He also said that all farmers would get soil health cards by 2017.

Addressing a farmers rally here as part of BJP's nationwide outreach to farmers, Modi said earlier there used to be blackmarketing of urea and farmers had to face lathi-charge to get urea but now the situation has improved as the government has focused on raising the output and checking the diversion of urea. Modi said he has not received any letters from the States this year demanding the fertiliser.