New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi has said that ‘short-cut politics’ based on populist measures can destroy a nation. Addressing a rally in Deoghar, he said we have to take India to newer heights as it approaches 100 years of Independence by hard labour alone. Mr Modi said it is very easy to get votes from people by taking populist measures, and adopting shortcuts without thinking about its far-reaching consequences. Mr Modi said there is no alternative to hard work. Prime Minister inaugurated and laid foundation stones of projects worth over 16,800 crore rupees in Jharkhand yesterday. Mr. Modi also inaugurated Deoghar Airport. He said India is a land of faith and spirituality, and pilgrimages shaped us as a better society and country.
