World is looking towards India to ensure global peace in these times of conflict: Modi
JAIPUR, Apr 21:
In a veiled attack on Congress leader Sonia Gandhi, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said those who cannot win elections have “fled the field” and have come to Rajya Sabha from Rajasthan.
Addressing an election rally in Rajasthan’s Jalore, Modi said the country is punishing the Congress for its ”sins” and the party that had once won 400 seats is unable to find candidates to contest 300 seats in this Lok Sabha election.
”Those who cannot contest elections, cannot win elections have fled the field. This time, they have come to Rajya Sabha from Rajasthan. The condition of Congress is so bad,” Modi said.
Former Congress president Sonia Gandhi is among the MPs elected to Rajya Sabha from Rajasthan in February. Several Congress veterans have not been fielded in this Lok Sabha election, but the party has rejected suggestions that they were shying away from contesting.
”In the first phase of voting, half of Rajasthan has punished Congress. Rajasthan, which is full of patriotism, knows that Congress can never make India strong,” PM Modi said He said the country does not want the conditions which existed before 2014 to return.
”The Congress has hollowed out the country by spreading termites of nepotism and corruption. And today, the country is angry with the Congress and is punishing it for these sins. The youths are so angry that they do not want to see the Congress’ face again.” Modi was addressing the public meeting in Bhinmal in support of BJP candidate Lumbaram Chaudhary.
”The Congress has itself to blame for its present condition … The party that had once won 400 seats is unable to contest 300 seats on its own. Today, the condition of Congress is such that it is unable to find candidates.
”They have formed an opportunistic INDI Alliance, (it is like) a kite whose string has been cut before it could fly,” he said.
Modi said it was an alliance only in name as its constituents were fighting against each other in many states.
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”In this Lok Sabha election, there are twenty five per cent seats in the country where people of this alliance are busy finishing off each other, contesting elections against each other.
”If there is so much fighting before the elections, then you can imagine how much more they will fight for the loot after the elections. Can we hand over such a big country to these people?” Modi alleged that the Congress, which ruled for 60 years, had deprived ”our mothers and sisters” of even ”small things like toilets, gas, electricity, water, bank accounts”.
Referring to the rule of the Congress-led UPA, PM Modi alleged that people used to threaten the weak Congress-led government and everyone was busy looting the country.
”No one cared about the prime minister. The government used to run with remote control. A leader of his own party calls a media meeting, tears up an ordinance passed by the cabinet and throws it away. Can the Congress party and its family, a symbol of instability, run the country?” Modi said.
Prime Minister Modi said the country does not want the conditions that existed before 2014 to return.
He alleged that the previous Congress government in the state committed a scam in the Jal Jeevan Mission scheme and did not allow its work to be completed.
”Now our Bhajanlal government has come. It is also investigating the scam. If there was no Congress government here, by now we would have come very close to the target of providing water to every house.” He said, ”We have to take the development of Rajasthan and the country to new heights. I have set out with this resolve. We have to make India the third-largest economic power in the world. We have to make ‘Developed India-Developed Rajasthan’.” ”Modi has guaranteed that this son sitting in Delhi will bear the expenses of up to Rs 5 lakh for the treatment of elderly persons above 70 years of age in every family.
”As a son, it is my responsibility to take care of my parents’ health,” he said There are 25 Lok Sabha seats in Rajasthan. The first phase of polling for 12 seats was held on April 19, while the remaining 13 will go to polls in the second phase on April 26.
The BJP had swept the state in 2014 and 2019 Lok Sabha elections.
Taking a jibe at the deteriorating condition of the Congress, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said that the Congress which had once won 400 seats is now incapable of contesting on 300 seats in this Lok Sabha election adding that the party is the “symbol of instability.”
Addressing a public rally in Rajasthan’s Jalore, PM Modi said that the people of the country is punishing the Congress for its “sins”.
“You have given your blessings to BJP every time, this time too, the people of Jalore-Sirohi are saying ‘Phir ek baar Modi sarkar’. In the first phase of polling for the Lok Sabha elections, half of Rajasthan has taught a good lesson to the Congress party. The patriotic people of Rajasthan know that Congress couldn’t provide a strong government in the Centre. Their government used to run on remote control. The country does not want the conditions that existed before 2014 to return again,” PM Modi said.
The Prime Minister further without naming Sonia Gandhi, slammed the former Congress president for choosing the Rajya Sabha route to reach Parliament.
“The Congress party itself is responsible for the condition it has reached today. Earlier, Rajasthan sent former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to Rajya Sabha, and now you have another leader of Congress in Rajya Sabha (Sonia Gandhi). People who knew that they could not win, ran away from the race and reached Rajya Sabha from Rajasthan. Congress hollowed the country by spreading the termites of ‘parivaarwad’ and corruption. The youth of the country is so angry with Congress that it doesn’t want to see their face again,” the PM said.
He further said that the Congress party, which is a symbol of instability, and its alliance can never run the country properly.
“Congress was in power for 60 years; once they used to win 400 seats, but today they can’t even find candidates for 300 seats. They are paying the price of their wrongdoing. Now they have made an opportunistic alliance in the name of the INDIA bloc which got its wings clipped before it could take flight. The so-called allies are contesting against each other in the States and at least in 25 per cent of seats,” PM Modi said.
PM Modi further said that it is his government mission to make sure that water reaches every house and farmer in the country.
“It is my mission to make sure water reaches every house and farmer in the country. In the last 5 years, Over 11 crore families have benefitted under the Jal Jeevan mission. Unfortunately, the Congress government in Rajasthan did corruption in this also. Bhajanlal govt is conducting a probe into this. If there was no Congress government in Rajasthan, then we could have reached our targets under the ‘ Har Ghar Jal’ scheme,” he said
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said the world is looking towards India to ensure global peace in these times of conflict. and emphasised that this growing profile is due to its “cultural image, growing capabilities, and foreign policy”.
Prime Minister, Narendra Modi said this while inaugurating the 2550th Bhagwan Mahaveer Nirvan Mahotsav on
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the occasion of Mahaveer Jayanti at Bharat Mandapam in New Delhi.
“Today we put forward the principles of truth and non-violence with full confidence in the global fora,” Prime Minster said.”We tell the world that the solution to the global problem is found in the ancient Indian culture and tradition. This is why India is making a place for itself as ‘Vishwa Bandhu’ in a divided world”, Prime Minister Modi said.
Mentioning Indian initiatives like Mission Life for combating climate change and One World-One Sun-One Grid, he said today India is leading a futuristic global initiative like the International Solar Alliance.
“These initiatives have not only created hope in the world but have led to change in global perception towards our culture and tradition”, said the Prime Minister.
The Prime Minister said that India is emerging from a period of corruption and despair as more than 25 crore Indians have come out of poverty.
Asking the citizens to seize the moment, the Prime Minister urged everyone to follow the path of ‘Asteya and Ahimsa’ reiterated his commitment to keep working for the future of the nation, and thanked the Saints for their inspiring words.
Prime Minister Modi said the teachings of our Tirthankaras have gained a new relevance in a time when, globally, many countries are getting into wars”, the Prime Minister said.
He also recalled philosophies like Anekantavada and Syadvada that teach us to look at all the aspects and embrace the views of others too.
The Prime Minister emphasized the significance of the 2550th Bhagwan Mahaveer Nirvana Mahotsav and noted various happy coincidences such as the initial phase of the Amrit Kaal when the nation was working towards a golden century of independence.
Prime Minister Modi underlined that the idea of Amrit Kaal is not merely a resolution but a spiritual inspiration that allows us to live through immortality and eternity.
He also noted the 75th year of the Constitution and the festival of democracy that will decide the future direction of the nation.
