New Delhi, 30 October
Terming Prime Minister Narendra Modi as “24-carat gold”, Defense Minister Rajnath Singh on Friday said he is perhaps the only leader after Mahatma Gandhi who has a deep understanding of Indian society and its psychology.
Singh, the former BJP president, said Modi’s political journey of the last two decades as head of government should be taught as a case study on “effective leadership and efficient governance” in management schools.
Elaborating on the last two decades of Modi’s political journey, Singh said, “A true leadership is identified by his intent and integrity and in both the cases, Modi ji is of 24 carat gold. Corruption on him There is not even a single taint of it. After being the head of the government for 20 years.”
He was speaking at the concluding session of a national conference on ‘Delivering Democracy: Reviewing 2 Decades of Narendra Modi as Head of Government’.
Singh said Modi is not just a person, but an idea, an idea. “If we look at his political journey of the last two decades, we will find that he kept on facing new challenges. But the way he tackled those challenges, it is seen as a case study on effective leadership and efficient governance in management schools. should be taught.” Defense Minister said.
Singh said the manner in which Modi overcame the challenges showed his deep understanding of the Indian society. “He is perhaps the only leader after Mahatma Gandhi to have a deep understanding of Indian society and its psychology.”
Referring to the systematic change that the Modi government is trying to bring, Singh said that the government has changed many times in this country, but for the first time, efforts are being made to change the system. You can find loopholes in this effort but Modi ji’s intention cannot be trusted.
Touching upon the government’s agenda of self-reliant India, the Defense Minister said that a hundred years ago Mahatma Gandhi talked about ‘Swadeshi’ and Deendayal Upadhyay spoke about it after him.
“Now Modiji has brought Swadeshi 4.0 with new context and subtext. This is not a campaign against anyone but a positive effort to strengthen local products and brands.”
Talking about Modi’s tenure as the Chief Minister of Gujarat, Singh said that he took the state on the path of holistic development and worked for the progress of every section of the society.
The defense minister said Modi gave the mantra of ‘Sabka Saath, Sabka Vikas’ and then as prime minister added ‘Sabka Vishwas, Sabka Prayas’ to it.
“Yeh nara ‘Sabka Saath, Sabka Vikas’ dete huiyae Narendra bhai Modi ne Gujarat mein panth nirpekshta ki ek nai ibarat likh di (By giving this slogan of ‘Sabka Saath, Sabka Vikas’, Narendra Bhai Modi in Gujarat wrote a new chapter of unbiasedness towards any religion),” Singh said, adding secularism does not mean unbiasedness towards any religion.
Singh also cited various reforms and schemes initiated by Modi as the Chief Minister of Gujarat.
Stating that there was no difference between Modi’s words and actions, the Defense Minister said he accepted the crisis of credibility in Indian politics as a challenge and overcame it.
Discussing Modi’s commitment to development, Singh said that for a long time, promotion of trade, industry and trade has been avoided in this country.
“It was believed that if you stand with business and industry then your social commitment is weak. This misconception was strongly challenged by Modi ji. He recognized and respected industry and entrepreneurs in nation building, supporting and promoting them did too,” Singh said.
Singh shared details of his long association with Modi, when he was the chief minister of Uttar Pradesh and Gujarat respectively, and said that Modi’s amazing decision-making ability and imagination struck him the most.
Modi served as the Chief Minister of Gujarat from 2001 until his election as Prime Minister in 2014. PTI