New Delhi, Feb. 4 -- Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday boasted about his government's achievement in lifting more than 25 crore people out of the poverty line and slammed the previous Congress governments for beguiling the people with false promises.

Speaking in Lok Sabha on the Motion of Thanks to the President's address, PM Modi said that the grand old party only bragged about poverty eradication for decades but did nothing to bring change.

"Big change happens and is guaranteed when people with a grassroots level and understanding work with a strong resolve. Only then does the real change happen," the Prime Minister said.

Mocking the grand old party's Garibi Hatao campaign, PM Modi said that "we didn't give them false hopes but...