On the completion of seven years of his Government, Prime Minister Narendra Modi  on Sunday evoked “national pride” and asserted that India moved ahead with its own thought and did not come under any outside pressure.

Modi also reminded people in his monthly radio talk that in the last seven years, India made “no compromise on national security”.

“Together, we have experienced many moments of national pride in these years. When we observe that now India moves ahead not with the thought and pressure of other countries but with her own conviction,” said Modi.

Without going into specific issues, the Prime Minister said that country’s confidence has gone high as it now  gives “fitting reply” to “those conspiring against us”.

“When we witness that now India gives a befitting reply to those who conspire against us, then our confidence soars. When India does not compromise on the issues of national security, when the strength of our armed forces increases, we feel that yes, we are on the right path,” the Prime Minister said listing achievements of his government in last seven years.

He said the country could achieve many a milestones in few previous years which did not happen in decades.

Modi said over seven years, the country has followed the mantra of ‘Sabka-Saath, Sabka-Vikas, Sabka-Vishwas’. “ All of us have worked every moment with dedication in the service of the country. Many friends have sent me letters and said that in ‘Mann Ki Baat’, I should also discuss our mutual journey of 7 years”, he said.

Many people are thankful to the country that electricity has reached their village for the first time in 70 years, that their sons and daughters are studying in the light, under the fan. Many people say that our village too is now connected to the city by a paved road, said Prime Minister.

Modi recalled that just a few days ago, a family from a village sent him a photo of the water tap installed in their house under the ‘Jal Jeevan Mission’. “They had captioned the photo ‘ mere gaon ki jeevandhara’- the lifeline of my village, there are many such families,” he said.

In the seven decades after Independence, Modi said,  only three and a half crore rural homes of our country had water connections. “However, just in the last 21 months, four and a half crore houses have been given clean water connections. Of these, 15 months were of the Corona period,” he pointed out.

A similar confidence has come to the country through the ‘Ayushman Yojana’. When the poor come home healthy with free treatment, they feel that they have got a new life, he said.

 “Friends, in these 7 years, India has worked to show the world a new direction in digital transactions. Today, you can make digital payments with absolute ease at any place; it is proving very useful even in this time of Corona, “ Modi said.

Modi reminded that “many old contentious issues” of the country have also been resolved with complete peace and harmony and a “new  confidence of peace and development” has arisen from the northeast to Kashmir.