PRIME MINISTER NARENDER MODI AIMING TO TAKE INDIA’S GROWTH BEYOND 8 PERCENT QUOTES IN NAIROBI  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday asserted that he is aiming to take India's growth to beyond 8 per cent while commending the people of Indian origin in Kenya for maintaining their Indian culture and tradition."At a time when the world is going through an economic downturn, India is the only bright spot," PM Modi said during a rally at Nairobi's  soon after arriving from Tanzania on the fourth and final leg of his four-nation African tour."My intention and desire is to take India's growth rate to 8 per cent and beyond," he said to rapturous cheers from a crowd of over 20,000 people. Around 80,000 people of India origin lives in Kenya, most of whose ancestors were brought as labor for the railways the then British rulers were building or came as traders . He said that the world is facing two critical issues one is Global warming and second is Terrorism .

Manoranjan Kalia M.L.A.

Former Minister , Punjab 

Date 11 th July 2016