PM Modi says ‘revri culture’ of freebies for votes is ‘very dangerous’

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on July 16 cautioned against the culture of distributing freebies for votes. Speaking at the inauguration of Bundelkhand Expressway in Jalaun in Uttar Pradesh, Mr. Modi said the “revri culture” would take the new India towards darkness. “There are some governments which are indulging in revri culture to secure votes, while the double engine government is working towards creating new expressways and rail routes,” Mr. Modi said. आज पूरे देश में यूपी की पहचान बदल रही है। सिर्फ हाइवे या एयरवे में ही नहीं, अब राज्य हर क्षेत्र में आगे बढ़ रहा है। pic.twitter.com/2qt0tVaqgq — Narendra Modi July 16, 2022 Reiterating what he said in Deoghar recently, Mr. Modi said his government has steered clear of the short-cut culture of providing freebies in lieu of votes. Responding to the revri culture jibe, Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav in a tweet said, “If the ruling party people, who sought gratitude after delivering freebies, provided jobs to the youth, they could spare themselves from the charge of ‘accusation’ culture.” Sharing a video of an incomplete portion of the expressway, Mr. Yadav questioned its design and the reason behind the rush to inaugurate an “incomplete expressway”.