"The party will always accommodate all friendly parties which have stood with NDA."
Rajnath Singh
"The party will always accommodate all friendly parties which have stood with NDA."
Rajnath Singh
The biggest crisis India faces today is crisis of leadership. The biggest crisis that Indians face today is crisis of confidence. The biggest challenge that India and Indians face today is to overcome these twin crises.
On Saturday Gujarat’s Chief Minister Narendra Modi offered dazzling hope that it’s possible to overcome both as he outlined, even if sketchily, an agenda for a resurgent India.
Speaking at the India Today Conclave in New Delhi, Modi provided a big picture of his Idea of India, a country free of discrimination and governed by a policy-driven regime that would not only place people ahead of everything else but also make them stakeholders in nation-building.
From converting entitlement to empowerment, pushing Government to move from meaningless Acts to outcome-driven “black-and-white” policies, to leveraging national assets for greater good of the people and generating employment opportunities, Modi made the quantum leap from being Chief Minister of India’s showcase fastest developing State to a national leader with an over-arching vision connecting Kashmir to Kanyakumari.
He spoke extempore, he spoke from the heart, and he spoke with courage and conviction.
No cynical politician would suggest that an asset-creating Develeopment Guarantee Scheme is a far better option than a leaky, corruption-ridden Employment Guarantee Scheme.
No crafty politician would suggest cutting back on chemical fertiliser subsidy by getting farmers to switch over to organic fertiliser produced by recycling urban solid waste.
No eye-on-the-vote politician would tell the people that they need to change their attitude too and become participants in the development process instead of waiting for the state to deliver.
No status quoist politician would make bold to suggest that there should be private sector participation in railways and Government should get out of the business of running business.
No me-too-Gandhian politician would dare propose India should become a net seller of weapons to the world than being a net importer of arms.
But then, Modi is not cynical. He is not crafty. He looks beyond votes and elections: He looks at India as it can be in a rapidly changing world of the 21st century. He is all set to rock the status quo. He detests double-speak and bluntly states what he believes in.
For instance, that every citizen of the country deserves to be protected by the state, not only those belonging to one section or another. It’s a reformulation of the powerful slogan: Justice for all, appeasement of none.
Or that Government should be rid of its discretionary powers and ensure absolute transparency, holding itself accountable to the people.
And that corruption can be eradicated by making policy black-and-white without any loopholes for fiddle-diddle, and harnessing technology that would mark a radical shift to e-governance.
He passionately believes in federalism and in consultation. He proudly wears his credentials as a people-centric democrat on his sleeves. He does not shy away from admitting that his USP is what he is and the way he does things — there’s no false modesty about him which is the standard of the bogus Delhi elite.
It is all this and more which makes him a tall leader, a leader who inspires hope and aspiration, a leader who has a vision for India, a vision that is not circumscribed by what the elite perceives is best for India but what Indians perceive is best for them.
The last time India embraced such a leader was when Atal Bihari Vajpayee, the son of a small town teacher, became Prime Minister. This time, it’s Modi, a small town boy from a humble family who has risen to the top because he not only preaches but also practices what he calls the ‘Modi Mantra’: Don’t dream of becoming somebody; dream of doing something.
Modi spoke of the democracy dividend as one of India’s untapped strengths. If he were to rise further and get to lead India from the front, that would reflect the innate strength of India’s democracy.
His message on Saturday was unequivocal: Yes, India can.
Millions who heard him with rapt attention would unanimously say: Yes, he can.
S. Kumar
March 17, 2013 at 3:05 am
Mr Gupta, the ball is now in the Indian electorate’s court. Will they seize the oppurtunity or miss it? I have my doubts. Sorry.
Jitendra Desai
March 17, 2013 at 9:52 am
He has become the change that India wants to see.May be some one would do research in coming months on so many of those Modi Mantras.Eg [a] Actions and not Acts [b] Skill,Scale,Speed [c]PANCHAMRUT [d]SAMARAS GAON [ a village that elects its Panchayat unanimously gets cash award from the state - this is one way to eliminate caste wars ] d] NIRMAL GRAM [ village gets cash awards for cleanliness [e] JYOTI GRAM…..
Ra.
March 18, 2013 at 10:53 pm
I would also add this: “Indian has twin power to showcase the world, it is demography and democracy”!!! That would come only from a true visionary!!!
mujawar
March 17, 2013 at 11:04 am
neverthe less gujratis(business community speacially) are business driven people they are the people who will taste shit if they want to get it money from it.if only getting rich is development then gaddafi is the most developed leader in the world and mahathma would not have been admired world over or most backward human being on earth.what modi is doing now it was already demonstrated by sm krishna in karnataka and chandrababu naidu already ten years back,without publicity.unfortunately they could not be reelected because karnataka faced severe drought during that time and he concentrated only on bangalore..and for chandra babu naidu it is modis kand for whoch naidu paid the penalty aligning with bjp.kanchan you are a naive person if you dont believe that it is modi kand that also led to the defeat of NDA at centre.dont forget that modi is just a chamcha of the business community(ambanis,adanis,godrej and unfortunately now tata also),till he serve them licking their feet with his mouth they will keep him in lime light once he starts to disobey them he will throw in the gutters of gujrat.see what happen to NANO project,it is a failed car once it went gujrat.
kanchan one question to you why you admire modi is it because he is business driven or he is anti muslim .you being a islamphobic is a well known, i dont know whether you met bad muslim or you have only bad hindu(rss backed)people AS friends.if you like modi because because he is business driven then why dont you criticize him for his anti muslim pogrom(you should if you are a civilized human being),if you like the anti muslim instinct of modi then god save my country from one more partition.
a country wont become developed country till the citizen of country dont feel that it is my govermnent or i am the goverment, i am the opposition,and work selflessly and completes his work in time.
if you read P.sainath(the hindu)who is always authentic in his reporting then you realize why our country is not developed country.country wont be a developed country if it serve only elite business, who evade taxes ,rather a country is developed if it serve the poor and develop them.
Rajalakshmi
March 18, 2013 at 1:49 pm
Ridiculous comparisons.
Chandrababu Naidu as Chief Minister was extremely corrupt. No way can you compare him with Sri.Narendra Modi.
Chandrababu Naidu like Samuel Rajasekara Reddy LOOTED Thirupathi Temple brazenly. With fundamentals all wrong miscalculated that thrusting computers in the hands of all & renaming it Cyberabad he was going places.
It is film industry that generates most of Andhra Pradesh’s money.
SM.Krishna the senile congress man the benign protector of Veerappan the dacoit the defense attorney of shah rukh khan–the less said the better.
Rajalakshmi
March 18, 2013 at 2:08 pm
@mujawar, reading your comments makes me believe very firmly you did not even bother to listen to what Narendra Modi has to say and consider what he has done. Not just Gujarat, during tsunami it was Narendra Modi who was the first INDIAN HINDU Chief Minister to rush aid to Tamil Nadu. Whereas precious aid & assistance in the form of machinery from Japan during earthquakes & disasters remained stuck up at Indian airports.
Very often clothes & monetary aid etc sent by Indians to various funds including Sharad Pawar’s Chief Minister’s fund , several NGOs seldom reach the deserving beneficiaries. Only Ramakrishna Mission alone did not cheat people.
Sri.Narendra Modi is not someone sitting cloistered inside some durbar.
Your petulant cries I am sure would not impress even Teesta Setalvads & Seema Mustafas today leave alone Arnab Goswamis & Barkha Dutts.
Ashish Patel
March 23, 2013 at 2:36 pm
Modi is not corrupt? Why the games around the Lokayukta then?
If Yeddyurappa had the reddy brothers, Narendra Modi has the Adanis: Same thing.
The only difference is that Modi has learnt from the lessons of Yeddy and hidden the truth so far.
But the truth has a way of coming out eventually.
db
March 24, 2013 at 5:10 am
i think you have not gone through series of even for lokyukta. please check by your self what happen and how this congress is playing game.
Guru
March 24, 2013 at 9:43 am
Ridiculous. Lokayukta doesn’t mean that corruption can be removed by 100 %. Sometimes it will become a tool in targeting a particular individual for political gain . We are fed up with all these agencies and organizations. It is a waste of taxpayers money and we need a leader like Modi who is having the capacity to bring change in he existing system and policies.
rohit
March 24, 2013 at 2:39 pm
WE DON’T NEED ACTS, WE NEED ACTION : NARENDRA MODI
Guru
March 24, 2013 at 8:54 am
Modi’s leadership and commitment cannot be compared with Krishna or Naidu. The biggest positive change in Indian politics is “development and governance have become the core issues. Modi should be credited for this change who changed the perception of electoral process in India. Nobody has dared to say “Secularism Means India Comes First” and Modi proved that vote bank politics is not going to survive. He is having clarity on his ideas and thoughts in taking the nation forward. He is the only leader who talks about future and prosperous India and not 1970′s politics.
indian
March 18, 2013 at 5:32 pm
Have spine man.. and utter rubbish to somewhere else…
Ragh
March 19, 2013 at 7:40 pm
u seems congress guy poing nose here ..
rohit
March 17, 2013 at 12:40 pm
Wonderful article.. Modi has no alternative for 2014
Hindu
March 17, 2013 at 2:19 pm
A leader that will the nation for the nation.
Hindu
March 17, 2013 at 2:20 pm
In the above I meant, a leader that will lead the nation for the nation.
Padmaja
March 17, 2013 at 3:22 pm
Normally one always tends to drift off in a lecture, but this one was watched without batting the eyelid…This oratory was not mere theory but stemmed from experience and achievements and hence so powerful.Hope India is destined for a Namo-rajya !!
BAPTY.S
March 17, 2013 at 3:23 pm
DR KANCHAN,
WONDERFUL ARTICLE ON SHRI MODIJI & HIS INDIA CONCLAVE SPEECH. INCLUDING SURAJKUND, THIS IS HIS 4TH ADDRESS TO DELHI AUDIENCES, & OFCOURSE TO WHOLE OF INDIA. NO IFS, & BUTS, NO READING WRITTEN SPEECHES.HE ALWAYS ADDRESSES LOOKING DIRECTLY AT THE AUDIENCE WHO EVER IT MAY BE.
THE WELCOME SPEECH BY MR PURIE, THE VERY MEASURED QUESTIONS BY MY RAHUL KANWAL, & ALLOTING ENTIRE FINAL CONCLUDING SESSION OF OVER 2 HRS SAYS IT ALL. SO TO HIGH SOCIETY DELHI TOO HE HAS ARRIVED. ATLEAST HALF A DOZEN TIMES HE HAD GREAT APPLAUSE.
IN MY OPINION,GUJARAT GOVERNANCE,ZERO CORRUPTION,SERVICE TO THE NATION OF 120 CR PEOPLE BY THE NETAS, & NOT NATION TO THE NETAS,& VIKAS, VIKAS & VIKAS WILL BE THE STANDARD PRINT ON ALL MANIFESTOS.
MODIJI SAID OUR GREATEST ASSET OVER EVEN CHINA IS “DEMOCRACY & DEMOGRAPHY”.
FRANKLY WHY WASTE HUMUNGOUS MONEY ON ALL THIS ELECTIONS, THE NATION SHLD APPOINT HIM AS P.M & HE WILL GUIDE THE ELECTIONS & CONDUCT IT AT THE LOWEST COST POSSIBLE. IT LOOKS LIKE OUR P.M HAS ARRIVED. THANK YOU.
Antony
March 17, 2013 at 3:27 pm
Thank God! We have Niti Central now!!!!!
Rajalakshmi
March 17, 2013 at 6:19 pm
” He passionately believes in federalism and in consultation. He proudly wears his credentials as a people-centric democrat on his sleeves. He does not shy away from admitting that his USP is what he is and the way he does things — there’s no false modesty about him which is the standard of the bogus Delhi elite.
It is all this and more which makes him a tall leader, a leader who inspires hope and aspiration, a leader who has a vision for India, a vision that is not circumscribed by what the elite perceives is best for India but what Indians perceive is best for them”.
You said it.
I must thank you for launching this NitiCentral. This is very necessary to counter outrageously false fabrications all these years by Indian media particularly ndtv , times of india etc etc.EVM is another formidable adversary.
H.Balakrishnan
March 17, 2013 at 7:52 pm
Sir, Excellent analysis. It reminded me of what I had read in school – ‘The Fireside Chats’ – of President Roosevelt. The common factor : Springing HOPE in the hearts of the citizens. India BADLY NEEDS SUCH HOPE IN THIS HOUR OF DESPAIR. The EXCELLENT talk was ‘SPOILT’ by some “SUB-STANDARD” questions by the journos of India Today/Headlines Today. What these ‘DUDS’ don’t realise is the FACT that NaMo is ‘GOING OVER THEIR HEADS’ into direct contact with the Aam Aadmi – through social media et al. I enjoyed the way NaMo ‘snubbed’ one of this gang – by saying – all that you want is already in public domain OR words to that effect. Served that worthy right. But if that is the standard of journalism today, GOD SAVE THE INDIAN FOURTH ESTATE.
Needless to state, NaMo put these ‘secular jokers’ in their place !! Regards
Pathak Utpal
March 17, 2013 at 10:40 pm
KanchanDa! I admire your way of writing straight, precise and to the point. Much the same as the person by whom we all feel inspired – NaMo!
mayank
March 18, 2013 at 12:48 am
No comments required.
No controversy.
Malay
March 18, 2013 at 8:56 am
Cynical politician, crafty politician, eye on the vote politician, mee too Gandhi politician- well said!
Dabangg Hindu
March 18, 2013 at 10:07 am
BJP is unprepared for election of 2013 and 2014.The election to LS may be preponed to Nov-Dec’2013 by Congress and all the election of state assemblies and LS be held simultaneously.But BJP is dilly dallying on nomination of PM candidate from BJP. Prevarication costs huge in election.One has to fight with determination and aggressive.With a defensive attitude no war can be won.BJP must put Narendra Modi as National campaigner atonce and nominate as PM of BJP for next election.The result would be tremendous in BJPs favour.
Kasturi.R
March 18, 2013 at 10:32 am
Wondereful message and sensational prove to be the great statesman and politician.
Sayan Sen
March 18, 2013 at 2:20 pm
Modi and the BJP have let us (i.e. original BJP supporters) down.Q. Who is the BJP’s PM candidate?A. “BJP has galaxy of strong leaders of whom Mr. Modi is only one” (by Rajnath Singh/Nitin Gadkari) Q. Will the NDA allies support Modi? A. “We will get out of NDA then” (JDU-BJP’s biggest ally currently) Q. Is Modi a mass leader? A. Only in Gujarat. Q. Which class is the cheerleader for Modi? A. Chattering classes who seldom vote (I am talking about pan-India not just Gujarat). Q. Will minorities (who vote in a block) support him? A. No, they will oppose him tooth-and-nail (again pan-Indian reality) Q. Are Hindu votes solidly behind Modi? A. Very doubtful. India is NOT just Gujarat.
Q. Where is the organized “Modi-for-PM campaign”? A. God only knows. In 2009, at least we had a robust and strong “Advani for PM” campaign.
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Last Q. When will Modi start his PM campaign? A. Only God and Modi know.
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Dr. R. L. Banerjee
March 19, 2013 at 3:41 am
It’s really most approprite description of Narendra Modi as a political leader of the country. No other politician of the country both present and past fit this description.
S. Kumar
March 19, 2013 at 4:07 pm
Honesty of Lal Bahadur Shastri, vision of Vivekanand, resolve of Sardar Patel, dignity of Netaji and patriotism of Bhagat Singh. India, please please don’t miss the boat again, like last time when Gandhiji chose Pandit Nehru over Sardar Patel. This time the choice is much worse …. Rahul Gandhi/Mulayam Singh/Nitish Kumar – all vote-bankers and pseudo seculars.
Ragu
March 19, 2013 at 11:41 pm
Awesome summary. His speech is truly inspiring.
Priya
March 20, 2013 at 8:30 am
each and every one should encourage friends and family to vote. especially youngsters should be motivated to go and vote for him. each and every person should atleast convince a few people to vote for him. make a resolve!
Rajalakshmi
March 20, 2013 at 2:29 pm
HEARING Sri.Narendra Modi speak on tv thanks to NitiCentral & youtube busted away all confusion altogether.
It also shows clearly the damage done by print media & anti Modi tv brigade by cheery picking , distorting , misquoting EVERY word and statement of his
to sow the seeds of scepticism in the minds of the gullible.
Aroon Purie , Rahul Kanwal, Javed Ansari etc etc have proved themselves to be much much worse than the “gutter inspector” Mahatma Gandhi famously pointed out to drive home his point.
On listening to Narendra Modi’s clear objectives & plans I also became convinced how dangerous it is to let in WalMart make inroads so hastily.
Manufacturing potential & wherewithal once lost gets lost permanently.
Sri.Narendra Modi also impressed me to no end as he does not have that sickening air of false modesty.
Modi is absolutely correct in his remarks on malnutrition even among the affluent.
We the people have nothing to fear from him.
db
March 21, 2013 at 10:09 am
also one of the point mr modi highlighted was – small government and maximum governece.
we need small government.
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