Lagatar24 Desk
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi, addressing the Lok Sabha on Tuesday, underscored the historic significance of being elected to serve for a third successive term. Responding to a two-day debate on the President’s address to both houses of Parliament, Modi highlighted that this electoral achievement reflects the confidence and trust the people of India have in his leadership and the policies of his government.
“The people of the country have given us this mandate after testing us on every criteria. The people have seen our track record of 10 years,” the Prime Minister stated, amidst vocal protests from opposition members.
“People have chosen us in this biggest election exercise. I can understand the pain of some people that despite running falsehoods they were comprehensively defeated,” Modi remarked, as opposition MPs chanted “justice for Manipur” slogans.
Modi emphasized the significance of the third consecutive term, calling it “a very important incident in the history of the country.” He reiterated his government’s unwavering commitment to eradicating corruption, recalling promises made when he first assumed office. “When we came for the first time in 2014, we had promised zero tolerance against corruption,” he asserted.
“Corruption had ravaged the country like termites. However, the countrymen have blessed us for our zero-tolerance approach to corruption,” PM Modi added.
Reaffirming the guiding principles of his administration, Prime Minister Modi stated, “‘Nation First’, ‘India First’ guides every policy, decision, and action of ours.” He contrasted this with what he described as a history of appeasement-based politics and governance.
“In the last 10 years, our government has been working with the objective of ‘Sabka Sath Sabka Vikas’. This country has seen politics of appeasement for a long time, this country has seen a model of governance of appeasement for a long time. We have moved forward with the idea of ‘santushtikaran’ (satisfaction), not appeasement,” Modi declared.
“Justice for all, appeasement to none,” he added, reinforcing his government’s central ethos.
Despite the opposition’s continuous disruptions and various slogans during his speech, Modi remained focused on outlining his government’s achievements and future vision.
