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narendra modi speaking at the India Today Conclave (photo:sources)
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Narendra
Modi the
Chief Minister of Gujrat was present at the India Today Conclave on the night of 16th March 2013 . This function was held by the India Today magazine in New Delhi , India. There he talked to the audience on the issue of development in his state Gujrat , and also spoke about the causes that make India lag behind in development..
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Narendra Modi speaking about Gujrat's development (photo:sources)
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At the beginning of his time on stage he showed the audience a video clip showing the progress in his state Gujrat . He also talked about his namo mantra on secularism,curruption,defence, foreign affairs,railways.
Speaking on railways he said that what railway needs privatisation .Stating that his is the only state in India where private railways are allowed and other state need the same thinking.He attacked the state government saying that government spends a lot of money in building railway coaches when it could easily give it to private companies also saying that the government should give railways to private companies but keep a strong hold on grassroot level .
Speaking on defence he stated that he did not wanted to see India as a supplier of arms in world and not as a country in need of arms as such things result in curruption .He also spoke on foreign affairs of our country and pressed upon the fact that India should have good relations not just with Pakistan but also with all of India's neighbouring nations as well ,but also saying that the national interest of our country should be our priority . While speaking on secularism he said that every citizen in the country needs protection and that this was democracy. Overall his speech on democracy was not impressive at all.
When he spoke on growth and development this proved to be the most impressive part of his speech it seemed that Modi was back at his forte from woman empowerment to agricultural development in his state he was shining . Modi talked that his state had 100% enrollment later on he described this by saying that now it was easier to get admission in schools in his state because the system had been made transparent and this according to modi was possible due to technological development (so the young generation can atleast say now that we got an old man in our country who is a technology freak.). Now this aspect of Modi's rule has impressed many people which is a positive sign for modi. An example given by Narendra Modi that due to technology at border checkposts the money earned from border toll tax in his state is much more than those of states like Madhya Pradesh ,Maharashtra,etc although the same number of vehicles pass through them shows that Modi is trying to attract more and more young population of modern India on his side , and this may prove benificial for him and BJP during 2014 general elections in India.
Overall Narendra Modi on the night of 16 th march 2013 showed the people of india and especially the young generation of india and the industrialist that supporting him in general election will not only be good for them but with his DOER image he would make sure that they have a good future.
In my opinion Narendra Modi should be declared a prime ministerial candidate by BJP . A question which he avoided the most on the occasion . Narendra Modi promises the citzens of India more than just clean governance , a thing which India strictly needs , after the various scams that have surfaced in the current UPA government in India . Narendra Modi promises India and Indians a safer future and probably also shows them the dream of India being a leading nation in world.
-Shubham Khanduri
