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"During 10 years of the UPA rule, Sonia (Gandhi) and "During 10 years of the UPA rule, Sonia (Gandhi) andManmohan (Singh) government was there (at Centre). And duringthese 10 years, scam to the tune of Rs 12 lakh crore tookplace. "But during two-and-half years of Modi regime, ouropponents cannot level any allegation pertaining to corruptionagainst the Centre. The country’s money is now being used forproviding gas stove for poor mothers," Shah claimed. The BJP chief also underlined Haryana’s "feats" in thefield of sports and agriculture. "I have come after two years here and Haryana is treadingthe path of development. It is a land of brave people, farmersand sports persons. It has given a lot to the country. It hascontributed towards foodgrain stock, sending people in theArmy and bringing medals like Sakshi did," he said whileadding that the state’s development commenced from the land ofJind. He also praised the state’s efforts in improving itsskewed sex ratio after Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s clarioncall of ‘Beti Bachao, Beti Padao’. "I want to thank the people of Haryana that in the lastone year, the sex ratio of the state has crossed 900 (against1,000 males)," he said. Shah also congratulated Chief Minister Manohar LalKhattar for committing towards making the state kerosene-free. "Khattar has committed to make kitchens smoke-free forwhich I want to congratulate him," he said. Listing out the achievements of Modi-led government atthe Centre, Shah said the Prime Minister has set a target todouble the income of farmers by year 2022. "It is not on papers. People were cane-charged forfertilisers in Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh andRajasthan. Have you seen any person being cane-charged forfertilisers now? This is the government of Modi and fertiliserstocks are full," he claimed. "The BJP government has reduced the prices of fertilisersby Rs 200-250 per bag in the interest of farmers. Modi broughtthe e-mandi concept to ensure remunerative prices to farmers.In next 3-4 years, farmers will start getting remunerativerates for their produce because of e-mandis," he said. Modi had also fulfilled his promise of ‘One Rank OnePension’ which was announced in a rally in Haryana– land ofbrave, he said. The BJP chief said the Centre was taking steps to boostthe performance of Indian sports persons during next Olympicgames. "Not just one Sakshi (Malik), but more Sakshis will bringlaurels for the country by winning gold medals at Olympicgames," he said while referring to Haryana native SakshiMallik, who won bronze medal in women wrestling at the recentRio Olympics. To create employment opportunities for youth, initiativeslike Start-up India and Mudra yojna were kick started whichare giving good results, Shah said. PTI CHS AKA SRY RTSRY