Monday, 19 September 2011
Modi's fast,To realise our full potential to achieve complete development
Modi's fast
Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi on Monday broke his three-day Sadbhavna fast in Ahmedabad. Modi sipped juice offered to him by leaders of several communities.
Modi said:
We have to realise our full potential to achieve complete development. My Sadbhavna mission is a step in that direction.
My govt does not believe in majority and minority politics.
Every citizen of Gujarat is my own.
The ordinary Indian is disturbed by the state of affairs of the country.
The ordinary Indian is unable to see the path of development.
Everything need not be politicised. More important than Rajneeti is Rashtraneeti.
Votebank politics has taken the country backward.
From being drought hit, the World Bank has labelled Gujarat a model for agricultural development.
It's my dream to empower each and every village of Gujarat.
We did not run the govt to win election.
The motto of my governemnt is development for all.
BJP leader Sushma Swaraj addressed the gathering before Modi broke his fast. She said:
Modi faced many hurdles from political opponents but emerged winner.
Development schemes of Modi govt don't differentiate between Hindus and Muslims.
PDP chief Mehbooba Mufti hailed Modi at NIC meet in Delhi.
UPA govt appointed Gujarat Lokayukta without consulting Modi govt.
Israeli officials praised Modi govt's irrigation schemes.
Modi had pegged his three-day fast on communal peace and harmony. He managed to garner large-scale support for the event across communities. There was even growing talk of him being a frontrunner as BJP's prime ministerial candidate for the 2014 general elections.
The Congress, though, maintained that Modi's fast would have no bearing on its poll prospects. Congress general secretary Digvijaya Singh said Modi's projection as a future PM would only help the Congress retain power at the Centre for the third consecutive time.
Modi used the fast to try and erase the taint of the 2002 Gujarat riots, which left an estimated 1,000 people dead and during which his administration is accused of going soft on the rioters.
"In 2002, Gujarat saw gruesome communal riots. This incident renewed the discussion that Gujarat has gone back on the path of destruction, but we handled this situation strictly and with strength. The stones that were thrown on us have been used by us to build staircase," Modi said on the first day of his fast.
Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi on Monday broke his three-day Sadbhavna fast in Ahmedabad. Modi sipped juice offered to him by leaders of several communities.
Modi said:
We have to realise our full potential to achieve complete development. My Sadbhavna mission is a step in that direction.
My govt does not believe in majority and minority politics.
Every citizen of Gujarat is my own.
The ordinary Indian is disturbed by the state of affairs of the country.
The ordinary Indian is unable to see the path of development.
Everything need not be politicised. More important than Rajneeti is Rashtraneeti.
Votebank politics has taken the country backward.
From being drought hit, the World Bank has labelled Gujarat a model for agricultural development.
It's my dream to empower each and every village of Gujarat.
We did not run the govt to win election.
The motto of my governemnt is development for all.
Modi faced many hurdles from political opponents but emerged winner.
Development schemes of Modi govt don't differentiate between Hindus and Muslims.
PDP chief Mehbooba Mufti hailed Modi at NIC meet in Delhi.
UPA govt appointed Gujarat Lokayukta without consulting Modi govt.
Israeli officials praised Modi govt's irrigation schemes.
Modi had pegged his three-day fast on communal peace and harmony. He managed to garner large-scale support for the event across communities. There was even growing talk of him being a frontrunner as BJP's prime ministerial candidate for the 2014 general elections.
The Congress, though, maintained that Modi's fast would have no bearing on its poll prospects. Congress general secretary Digvijaya Singh said Modi's projection as a future PM would only help the Congress retain power at the Centre for the third consecutive time.
Modi used the fast to try and erase the taint of the 2002 Gujarat riots, which left an estimated 1,000 people dead and during which his administration is accused of going soft on the rioters.
"In 2002, Gujarat saw gruesome communal riots. This incident renewed the discussion that Gujarat has gone back on the path of destruction, but we handled this situation strictly and with strength. The stones that were thrown on us have been used by us to build staircase," Modi said on the first day of his fast.
