NEW DELHI: Government slammed the previous UPA regime saying it has left the country in a shambles with low growth and "elevated" poverty and vowed to resurrect the economy with a strong Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the helm.
Finance Minister Arun Jaitley also sought to allay apprehensions on account of treatment to minorities saying his government will have a "compassionate" and non-discriminatory" approach and will take "strongest" steps to ensure social harmony and national security.
Intervening during debate on Motion of Thanks on the President's address, he said NDA has come to power riding on "high expectations" of people which has put greater "burden" on the government to perform.
Quoting Narendra Modi's oft-repeated statement that participation of states was important for country's growth, he said the government will take states along and address their issues.
The government will work for pushing the country's growth which has been stuck at the "disappointing" level of less than five per cent for the last two years.
"Election results itself have become an important political statement. Once again domestic and foreign investors have started looking at India. Therefore, for us, who are the repository of public confidence, the onus is on us whether we can convert this into opportunity or not," he said.
