Taking reference of age, 86-year-old BJP patriarch lK Advani said that as long as one keeps learning, they never get old. BJP senior leader was referring to his keen interest in adopting new technologies and how he demanded to start computer training courses during the PV Narasimha Rao Government.
While addressing a gathering of intellectuals at posh Rajpath Club in Ahmedabad, the former Deputy Prime Minister said that Narasimha Rao accepted his proposal and due to which he learnt computers. He also quoted famous statement of Vinoba Bhave — “Those who are willing to learn new things are never old”.
Advani said that like Australia and other developed countries, India should also have a law for compulsory voting. “One who fails to vote shouldn’t be given a chance to vote in the next election,” he said, while praising the Gujarat Government for passing a Bill on compulsory voting twice.
However, the Bill could not become a law due to Governor’s objection.
Remembering election process in 1952, he said that ballot paper used to be with national emblem and ballot boxes were different candidate-wise. Now, whole election process has changed and the BJP always supported positive change in the election process, he added.
“Four out of five persons in the country want Narendra Modi as Prime Minister. The atmosphere against the Congress is more intense than that of in 1977, after then Prime Minister Indira Gandhi declared Emergency,” he said.
later in the day Advani also held a roadshow in Ghatlodia Assembly segment in Ahmedabad which fall under his Gandhinagar constituency. Ghatlodia MlA and senior Minister in Modi Cabinet Anandiben Patel also accompanied him.