Puducherry, March 1 -- Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on Sunday, took aim at the Congress, and said that the party had made "a speedbreaker in the growth of Puducherry".

Years of Congress rule were marked by corruption, crime and suffering of the poor, PM Modi said in his address at an event in Puducherry, while adding that the double-engine NDA government will add more momentum to Puducherry's growth.

"Under the earlier Congress-DMK rule, the people of Puducherry faced immense hardships. Those years were marked by political instability, allegations of corruption, rising crime, and the neglect of the poor," the Prime Minister said.

"When I came here earlier, I had given the mantra of BEST Puducherry. BEST means Business, Education, Spir...