Dynastic politics cause for concern for India’s Democracy: PM Modi
The News Freedom
New Delhi, February 5
Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, on Monday confidently asserted that the third term for his government is on the horizon and projected a robust performance for the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in the upcoming Lok Sabha elections, foreseeing a victory with 370 seats. Additionally, Prime Minister Modi predicted that the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) would surpass the 400-seat mark. Speaking in the Lok Sabha while responding to the motion of thanks on the President’s address to Parliament, he said, “I can sense the mood of the country; it will bestow over 400 seats to the NDA and 370 seats to the BJP in the Lok Sabha polls.”
“Government’s third term will lay the foundations of the country for the next 1000 years”, the Prime Minister remarked. Expressing confidence in the capabilities of the 140 crore citizens of the country, the Prime Minister said that 25 crore people have risen out of poverty in the last 10 years. He reiterated that the poor can defeat poverty if they are provided with the right resources and self-respect.
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— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) February 5, 2024
Stressing the need for a strong opposition, the Prime Minister said that dynastic politics is a cause for concern for the democracy of India. Throwing light on the meaning of dynastic politics, the Prime Minister explained that a political party which runs a family, prioritizes its members, and where all decisions are taken by the family members is considered dynastic politics rather than several members of a family who are making their way forward in politics on its own strength with the support of the people. “I welcome all young people in politics who are here to serve the nation”, PM Modi exclaimed, drawing attention to the dangers of dynastic politics to democracy.
He lamented the emergence of a culture in politics and said the developments taking place in the country do not belong to one person but to every citizen.
The Prime Minister mentioned 50 crore poor own bank accounts, 4 crore own houses, 11 crore receive tapped water connections, 55 crore possess Ayushman Cards and 80 crore people received free food grains.
“Modi is concerned for those who were once nobody’s concern”, Modi said, mentioning the street vendors who now avail interest-free loans under PM Svanidhi, Vishwakarma Yojna for artisans and handicraftsmen, PM Jan Man Yojna for Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups, Vibrant Villages Program for development of border areas, focus on millet production, Vocal for Local and strengthening the Khadi sector.
The Prime Minister underlined that the President’s address is a huge document based on facts that gave an indication of the speed and scale of India’s progress and also drew attention to the fact that the nation will become developed faster only if the four pillars of Nari Shakti, Yuva Shakti, the poor and the Ann Data are developed and strengthened. He said the address illuminates the path for the nation to become Viksit Bharat by strengthening these four pillars.
Commenting on India’s robust economy which is being appreciated by the world today, the Prime Minister said, “Modi’s guarantee that India will become the 3rd largest economy of the world in the present government’s third term”. He said that the world’s views and opinions towards India can be summed up by the success of the G20 Summit.
Underlining the role of the government in steering the nation towards prosperity, Prime Minister Modi drew attention to the Interim Budget tabled in the House in 2014 by the previous government and the statement of the then Finance Minister. He pointed out that during his address, the then Finance Minister had informed about India being the 11th largest economy in terms of the size of its GDP, while today the country has reached the 5th position. Further quoting the then FM, the Prime Minister said that the nation would grow to become the 3rd largest economy in the world after the USA and China in the next 3 decades. “Today”, the Prime Minister exclaimed, “I assure the nation that India will become the 3rd largest economy in the world in the present government’s third term.”