Chennai, Feb. 7 -- Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) spokesperson C R Kesavan on Friday applauded Prime Minister Narendra Modi's "progressive politics of inclusive development," while condemning the Congress party for its "regressive politics of dynastic development."

Hitting out at the opposition party, Kesavan criticised the tenure of former Prime Ministers, Indira Gandhi and Jawaharlal Nehru, ruing the days of stifling individual enterprise, freedom of expression and a culture of corruption.

"The pernicious permit-licence-quota of the Nehru-Indira Gandhi days stifled individual enterprise, choked freedom, and fostered the culture of corruption. Does Kharge ji agree that Indira Gandhi was grievously wrong in amending the preamble of the Co...