Prime Minister Narendra Modi criticized the Congress for their inefficiency in implementing the Panchayati Raj system in villages for four decades after Independence. Speaking at the inauguration of the 'Haryana Kshetriya Panchayati Raj Parishad', a BJP event, Modi said the Congress had not made any concrete efforts to strengthen the Panchayati Raj institutions during their rule. The Prime Minister highlighted the importance of villages, towns, and tier 2 and 3 cities in the development of India.
