"But those who have seen me as the chief minister (of Gujarat) and also as the prime minister (would know) common man does not want all these things. It is a myth," he said, according to the transcript.The common man, he said, expects honest governance. "About being the first prime minister to be addressing plenary at the World Economic Forum in Davos this week, he said this has been made possible because India has progressed. They tried everything possible just to save those who were hoarding black money, to save the corrupt, to save the dishonest. "The world is astonished that India has ended over 1,400 obsolete laws have been scrapped in last three years.

Source: Economic Times January 21, 2018 16:18 UTC