Union Home minister Rajnath Singh said that led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, India will not only emerge as an economic power but also as a spiritual power - free from poverty, deprivation and discrimination based on caste, creed and religion.
Addressing a seminar on `Sankalp se Sidhi tak’ organized by the BJP’s city unit inlucknow on Friday, Singh said that the Prime Minister has taken up the gauntlet to make India as one of the leading economic powers.
“India will not be an economic power alone. It will be a spiritual power too which will take the world from the darkness of indecisiveness to the light of knowledge and prosperity,” he said.
The Union minister said that the Prime Minister has taken a `sankalp’ (pledge) to make India stronger and the dream must be translated into reality. “The manifestation of that dream will see the end of terrorism and extremist activities. That will be the sidhi (realization) of that pledge,” he said.
“India is standing at the cusp of change. It is the commitment of Prime Minister Modi to transform the country by 2022. Now, the nation is plagued with various problems ranging from Kashmir conflict to poverty, where one was working hard to get two square meals a day. Things will change and by 2022 there will be no Kashmir issue and India will once again be the proverbial ‘sone ki chidiya’,” Singh said as the audience clapped in approval.
The Union Home minister said that some people referred to India as `bimaru’ (sick) country because of various problems but the NDA Government at Centre has initiated steps to shed this tag.
“Government is able to cap corruption through various steps like demonetization and implementation of GST. Farmers are getting good remuneration of their produce. The youth is getting training under Skill Development projects and doors have been thrown open for entrepreneurship by providing thse skilled people money through Mudra Banking,” he said.
Singh stressed said that borders were safe under the Modi government and the peace and tranquility across the country was a reflection of NDA Government’s success.
“No one talks about corruption in this government. The last government was rocked by one scam after the other. The Modi government has completed three and half years in office but no one can raise a finger at us,” he said
Earlier in the day Singh had a meeting with senior ministers and legislators where he them to spread the message of good work being done by the Modi and Yogi government.
“Do not lose touch with the people. They are our mainstay. If you are in touch with them, you are bound to get right feedback,” he advised.
Ministers including Dr Dinesh Sharma, Ashutosh Tandon, Brijesh Pathak, Dr Mahendra Singh, Swati Singh and Mohsin Raza and MlAs Dr Neeraj Bora, Suresh Srivastata and Avinash Trivedi attended that meeting.