Prime Minister Narendra Modi put forth nine resolutions on Monday, such as saving water, promoting local products, and ensuring farmers’ welfare, among others. He urged the countrymen to work towards fulfilling these resolutions.

In his address at the inaugural function of the Swarved Mahamandir on the second and final day of his visit to his parliamentary constituency Varanasi, the Prime Minister said, “My first request is to save every drop of water and raise awareness about water conservation. Second: Go from village to village and educate people about digital transactions, teaching them about online payments. Third: Work to make your village, your locality, your city, number one in cleanliness.”

The Prime Minister also laid the foundation stone and dedicated multiple development projects worth over Rs 19,150 crore in Varanasi, including a new Vande Bharat to New Delhi.

“UP prospers when Kashi prospers, and the country prospers when UP prospers,” remarked the Prime Minister on the second day of his UP tour. A day earlier, the PM’s address at the Kashi Tamil Sangam was translated for the audience using Artificial Intelligence (AI) in the Tamil language, considered to be the first in the country.

On Monday, Modi went on to propose his fourth resolution: “Promote local products as much as possible, use only Made in India products.” The fifth resolution emphasises exploring one’s own country before considering travel abroad. He said, “As much as possible, first explore your own country, travel around in your own country, and if you want to go to another country, then you should not feel like going abroad until you see the whole country.”

“I propose the sixth resolution: keep making farmers more and more aware of natural farming. I made this request to you last time, and I am repeating it now. This is a crucial campaign to save Mother Earth. My seventh request is to include Millets as Shri-Ann in your daily eating life, promote it widely; it is a superfood,” Modi said.

“My eighth request is: whether it’s fitness, yoga, or sports, make it an integral part of your life. The ninth request is: be a supporter of at least one poor family; help them. This is necessary to eradicate poverty in India,” the Prime Minister said.

Other projects dedicated by the PM include the inauguration of the New Pandit Deendayal Upadhyay Nagar-New Bhaupur Dedicated Freight Corridor Project, built at a cost of around Rs 10,900 crore, among other railway projects. The PM also flagged off the Dohrighat-Mau MEMU train and a pair of Long Haul goods trains at the newly inaugurated Dedicated Freight Corridor. He also flagged off the 10,000th locomotive made by Banaras Locomotive Works and launched the Unified Tourist Pass System under the Smart City Mission.

On the occasion, the Prime Minister emphasized the development of Nari Shakti, Yuva Shakti, farmers, and the poor as prerequisites for Viksit Bharat. “These are the only four castes for me, and strengthening them will strengthen the nation,” Modi emphasised.

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath and ministers from the Centre and state government were present on the occasion.

Inaugurating the world’s largest meditation centre, Swarved Mahamandir, Modi said the country has declared freedom from the slave mentality and is feeling proud of its heritage.

“In the era of slavery, the oppressors who made an effort to weaken India first targeted our symbols. After independence, rebuilding these cultural symbols was essential,” he said.

Modi mentioned that after India gained independence, “there was opposition to the rebuilding of the Somnath temple, and this thought process remained dominant for decades.”

The result of this was that the country slipped into the pit of an inferiority complex and forgot to feel proud of its heritage, he said.

“After seven decades of independence, the wheel of time has turned once again. The country has declared from the Red Fort freedom from a slave mentality and a feeling of pride in its heritage. The work that started from Somnath has now become a campaign. Today, the grandeur of Vishwanath is singing the tales of India’s glory,” Modi said.