Quoting writer Mark Twain in Varanasi on Sunday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said, "'Our Benaras is older than history, older than tradition." "It is my dream to bring the whole country forward, including Purvanchal. If we do so, it won't take long for us to progress," Modi added. The leader also reiterated his slogan of 'Sabka saath, sabka vikas'.