PM Narendra Modi has Changed Country’s Political Culture: J P Nadda

GG News Bureau

Chennai, 6th Jan. J P Nadda, national president of the BJP, said on Friday that the country’s political culture has changed since Narendra Modi became Prime Minister of India in 2014.

He accused the Congress of engaging in “divide and rule” politics and representing corruption, commission, and casteism, while the BJP stands for mission, service to society, and development.

”When Modi took over as the Prime Minister of the country in 2014, it was not only a change of a Prime Minister or a government or a set of people or a party, it was a change of the political culture of the country,” Nadda said.

He said this while speaking at a BJP event here: ”I’m not exaggerating, the previous government of UPA was under the conglomeration of parties which were propagating dynastic rule, they were family parties, they were spearheading the democratic movement by believing in vote-bank politics.”

”They believed in dividing society and rule, they believed in dividing on the lines of religion and caste, to see to it that they ruled for a long time,” he added.

Nadda was speaking to a group of professionals and intellectuals here as part of the campaign for the state Assembly elections, which are scheduled to take place in April or May.

“Modi ensured the mantra of Sabka Saath, Sabka Vikas, Sabka Vishwas, and Sabka Prayas,” he said, challenging dynastic rule, vanshvaad (family politics), caste equations, and vote-bank politics. As a result, the country took a U-turn, and a new political culture emerged.”

”When I come before you I don’t speak about dividing the society, caste system and religion part. When I and my leaders come before you they come to you with their report card,” he said, adding the politics of the report card has come in the country.

”We have tried to see to it that the government is not here, only to come out with the manifestos, but the government that goes before the the people with a report card on what they have done,” Nadda said.

The event was attended by state BJP president Nalin Kumar Kateel, party national general secretary Arun Singh, and Member of Parliament G M Siddeshwara, among others. This new culture requires an accountable and pro-responsive government, Nadda said, adding, “We are a pro-responsive, responsible, proactive, and accountable government.”

Nadda praised the Modi administration for the COVID-19 vaccine and successful vaccination drive across the country, the safe evacuation of Indian students from war-torn Ukraine, and the rapid growth of digital payments, among other things. He also praised the BJP government’s new education policy, which promotes regional languages.

He also emphasized the significance of the Swachh Bharat mission, the construction of toilets, particularly in rural areas, the Ujwala scheme, and the health coverage scheme, among other things.