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PM Modi brought 25 crore people out of BPL: Anurag Thakur

New Delhi, February 4: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Anurag Thakur on Tuesday said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi revealed the truth regarding those who only gave slogans such as "gareebi hatao", but failed to remove poverty. He said that the Prime Minister has witnessed poverty and has brought 25 crore people out of below the poverty line.

25cr people lifted out of poverty in last 10 yrs; 5cr houses built for poor: PM Modi

New Delhi, Feb 4: Prime Minister Narendra Modi highlighted in Parliament on Tuesday that his government has succeeded in lifting 25 crore people out of poverty in the last 10 years, provided tap water to 16 crore homes and built 5 crore houses for poor families, as it has been working “tirelessly” to implement schemes for the economic development of the country.