News Mania / Piyal Chatterjee / 18th October 2024
According to a BJP statement, Prime Minister Narendra Modi dubbed the gathering of NDA leaders in Chandigarh on Thursday the biggest gathering of non-Congress political parties since 1975, when Emergency was declared, and urged that such a conference be held twice a year. He made the point at the meeting that his government has a closer connection with the public than the previous Congress-led UPA government, stating that in the last ten years, he has received over 4.5 crore letters, while his predecessor only received 5 lakh. The UPA government was led by Manmohan Singh from 2004 until 2014.
At the gathering, which was attended by 17 chief ministers and 18 deputy chief ministers from the BJP and its various allies, Modi said that the NDA-ruled states had been able to draw in investment due to their efficient governance, quick decision-making, and transparency. According to him, the NDA is meeting the growing expectations of the general public and has distinguished itself by guaranteeing last-mile delivery, which has contributed to the public’s increased trust in the government since 2014. Modi focused on the idea of pro-people pro-active good governance (P2G2), emphasizing the necessity for increased communication between ministers and MLAs as well as between all NDA-ruled states. He also promoted the use of social media for this purpose.
He claimed that the opposition attempted to spread a myth that the NDA was anti-farmers, but in reality, farmers turned out in force to back the ruling party. People made it quite evident that they support the NDA’s goal for prosperity and good governance. He claimed that finding answers to people’s issues is ultimately what effective governance entails and that all NDA state governments share a solution-centric governance style that prioritizes grievance redress.
The statement said, “The prime minister complimented the gathering describing it as the largest group of non-Congress political parties post 1975. A total of 17 chief ministers and 18 deputy chief ministers participated in this conclave. The PM suggested that such meetings should be held twice every year.” A total of six resolutions were passed in the meeting, including Defence Minister Rajnath Singh’s proposal on the celebration of 75 years of the making of Constitution of India as “Samvidhan ka Amrut Mahotsav” and Home Minister Amit Shah’s proposal to observe 2025 as the 50th year of the “murder of democracy”, a reference to Emergency.’ Andhra Pradesh CM and and TDP president N Chandrababu Naidu initiated the discussion on the concept of “Aatmanirbhar Bharat” and lauded Modi’s initiatives.
The ruling alliance leaders were invited to attend the swearing-in ceremony of the new state government, and the BJP decided to host a meeting of all NDA chief ministers in the state for the first time in many years, buoyed by its victory in the Haryana assembly polls, where political analysts were nearly unanimous in predicting a victory for the Congress. Before facing the INDIA bloc in the Maharashtra and Jharkhand assembly elections next month, the BJP hopes to capitalize on the political momentum created by its victory in Haryana after its comparatively lackluster showing in the Lok Sabha elections.
