India, Sept. 27 -- Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday accused the Congress of blocking the country's progress and said that wherever the party is in power, it has only "looted the people" and denied them the benefits of reforms.

"Wherever Congress governs, it snatches away benefits meant for the people. When we reduce petrol and diesel prices, they impose fresh taxes. When we bring down GST on cement, they add their own levies. Congress governments are only interested in filling their own coffers," Modi said, addressing a large gathering at Jharsuguda town of Odisha after launching and inaugurating multiple projects worth thousands of crores.

"Congress has always been anti-development, anti-poor, anti-tribal. They denied you oppor...