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PM Modi gives new slogan, ‘give it up’, urges well-offs to forgo LPG subsidy

On Friday, Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi raised a new slogan — “give it up”  to exhort the better off sections of society to forego their LPG subsidy that can be utilised in providing subsidised LPG connections to the poor.

Urging the well-off to give up their LPG subsidy, he said “gas cylinders surrendered by them would be transferred to the poor who use wood for cooking. If one crore people give up their LPG subsidy, one crore poor people will benefit as they will be given new LPG cylinders instead.

“Give it up” campaign should be taken up on the lines of “Swacch Bharat” and “Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao initiatives, Modi said adding “I appeal to all MPs, MLAs, ministers, IAS and IPS officers, professors and professionals to forgo their LPG subsidy and derive happiness by doing so.

Addressing a public meeting on the sidelines of BJP’s two-day National Executive meeting which began here, Modi also pitched for reforms in agriculture sector.

He, however, refrained from making any reference to the controversial land acquisition bill over which the Opposition is on the warpath against the government.

In his nearly hour-long address, Modi assured the people that his government would fulfil all the promises made on bringing back the black money stashed abroad.