New Delhi: The Congress and other parties are hostage to dynastic politics and casteism, while the Bharatiya Janata Party’s culture is to take everyone along, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said Thursday.
“Many political parties, in the name of social justice, have played with the country. They ensured the welfare of their families, not of the people,” Modi said, attacking the Congress and others for their approach to social justice and politics.
For the BJP, the PM said, social justice was not part of political slogans, but was an “article of faith.”
“Today, the BJP is leading a new culture in the country, while you can see the culture of the Congress and other parties. They are hostage to dynasty politics, casteism and regionalism, whereas the BJP’s political culture is to take everyone along,” Modi told party workers virtually on the 43rd Foundation Day of the BJP.
The culture of the Congress and other parties, he claimed, was to think small and feel happy by achieving even less. “They are happy patting each other on the back, but the BJP thinks big and works hard to achieve it,” Modi added.
Targeting the Congress, he claimed that after Independence, a section flourished that assumed that power was its birthright. “These people had a feudal mentality (baadshahi manasikta). They always considered people of this country as their slaves. They did not leave a chance to mock the poor and downtrodden,” Modi said.
“When I spoke from the Red Fort for the first time about Swachh Bharat, they spoke ill against it. When I spoke about digital India, they protested saying how will the poor and uneducated masses be a part of digital India,” Modi said.
In 2014, there was not only a change of government, but the people also started a new journey of India’s renaissance, he claimed. “Which is why these people filled with hatred speak lies today. They are restless looking at their corrupt practices unfold. Which is why they keep saying — Modi’s grave will be dug.”
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Modi also spoke about the plans for the BJP’s 50th anniversary in 2030. “We will have to decide what our course of action and plans for the party will be during that year,” he asserted.
Stressing on the importance of digital communication, Modi also spoke on the use of social media to reach out to youth of the country.
“In today’s age of Instagram reels, Twitter and Facebook, we have to develop new avenues to connect with the youth and professionals. Communication and information will play a key role in the BJP’s expansion. We need to develop new platforms to train all our karyakartas — from panchayat to Parliament,” he said.
Modi also suggested the BJP workers to connect with other similar democratic parties across the world and learn from them. “Our youth and women wings should connect with other parties from the world and learn best practices from them,” he added.
(Edited by Richa Mishra)
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