News Mania Desk / Piyal Chatterjee / 31st October 2024
Targeting the opposition, Prime Minister Narendra Modi urged citizens to recognize and oppose this “alliance of urban Naxals” and said that certain authorities are attempting to erode national unity for political purposes. The Prime Minister was addressing in front of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel’s imposing statue at Kewadiya in Gujarat on National Unity Day, which this year fell on Diwali.
“Countries are growing apart, but coming close to India. This is not ordinary, a new history is being written. The world is watching how India is resolving its issues. So we have to protect our unity,” he said, after paying tributes to Sardar Patel, who played a key role in national integration after India’s Independence in 1947.
“Some perverted powers are worried about India’s rise. Within India, and outside it, such people are trying to create instability and anarchy. They want the wrong message to go to global investors. These people are targeting the forces, running misinformation campaigns. They are trying to divide (people) in the name of caste. They aim to weaken India’s society and unity. They don’t want India to be developed because the politics of ‘poor India, weak India’ suits them. So they are breaking India in the name of the Constitution. We have to identify this alliance of Urban Naxals and fight against them,” the Prime Minister said.
The connection was obvious even though he did not specifically mention any opposition party or leader. In order to better represent the backward classes in employment and education, the Congress-led INDIA Opposition alliance is calling for a caste census. The bloc centered its Lok Sabha election campaign on the theme “save Constitution.” Despite failing to secure a majority on its own, Prime Minister Modi’s BJP regained power in this general election.
In his homage to Sardar Patel, the prime minister stated that the BJP government’s vision demonstrates its dedication to maintaining national unity. He revoked the special status of Jammu and Kashmir, declared a “one nation, one tax” system, and demolished the Article 370 wall.
“The discriminatory policies and intent of previous governments weakened national unity. Over the past 10 years, the new governance model has eliminated discrimination. We have chosen the path of sabka saath sabka vikas. This approach has ended the dissatisfaction among people and enhanced their trust in development schemes,” the Prime Minister said.
The Prime Minister said Aadhaar, which represents ‘one nation, one identity’, is being discussed globally. “We brought ‘one nation, one tax’ system through GST. We brought ‘one nation, one health insurance’ scheme through Ayushman Bharat. Now, we are working towards ‘one nation, one election’ that will strengthen democracy and optimise resources. India is also moving towards ‘one nation, one civil code’.”
The country, he said, is happy that after 70 years of Independence, a ‘one nation, one Constitution’ pledge has been fulfilled. “This is my biggest tribute to Sardar sahab. For 70 years, Baba Saheb Ambedkar’s Constitution was not implemented across the country. Those who chant the name of the Constitution insulted it so much. The reason was the wall of Article 370 in Jammu and Kashmir. Article 370 has been buried forever. For the first time, voting was done without discrimination in this Assembly election. For the first time, the Chief Minister there has taken oath on the Constitution of India. This scene must have given immense satisfaction to the makers of the Indian Constitution, their souls must have found peace and this is our humble tribute to the makers of the Constitution.”
According to the Prime Minister, the nation will commemorate Sardar Patel’s 150th birthday for two years, starting on this National Unity Day. “Unity is important for economic progress and our goal to become a developed nation. This unity is important for social harmony. If we are committed to social justice, unity is the pre-condition. Let us move forward together,” he said.
