New Delhi: Prime Minister (PM) Narendra Modi on Tuesday said that the NDA goal for the upcoming 25 years is to make India developed and self-reliant country, while speaking at the NDA meeting.
Addressing the NDA meeting, PM Modi said that in the third term of NDA, India will become the third largest economy.
“Another coincidence is associated with this journey of 25 years of NDA. This is the time when our country is taking big steps to achieve a big goal in the coming 25 years. This goal is of a developed India, of a self-reliant India,” he said.
"Another coincidence is associated with this journey of 25 years of NDA. This is the time when our country is taking big steps to achieve a big goal in the coming 25 years. This goal is of a developed India, of a self-reliant India," says Prime Minister Narendra Modi while… pic.twitter.com/6wTrJRRolI
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“NDA means N=New India, D=Development, A=Aspiration. For NDA, it is nation first, security of the nation first, progress first and empowerment of people first,” thundered PM Modi.
#WATCH | "NDA means N=New India, D=Development, A=Aspiration," says Prime Minister Narendra Modi while addressing NDA Meeting in Delhi pic.twitter.com/EjeCeIdXVI
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“Even when we were in the opposition, we always did positive politics. In opposition, we brought out scams of the then govts but, never insulted the mandate of the people. We never took the help of foreign powers against the ruling governments. We never created hurdles in development schemes meant for the country,” he said.
#WATCH | Even when we were in the opposition, we always did positive politics. In opposition, we brought out scams of the then govts but, never insulted the mandate of the people. We never took the help of foreign powers against the ruling governments. We never created hurdles in… pic.twitter.com/GwpaAQAdKh
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“Hamare liye gathbandhan majboori nahi majbooti ka madhyam hai. NDA is not the symbol of coalition and compulsion but the symbol of coalition and contribution. In NDA, no party is small or big. We all are walking together towards the same goal,” PM Modi asserted.\
#WATCH | "Hamare liye gathbandhan majboori nahi majbooti ka madhyam hai. NDA is not the symbol of coalition and compulsion but the symbol of coalition and contribution. In NDA, no party is small or big. We all are walking together towards the same goal," says Prime Minister… pic.twitter.com/8ShqnwcDWz
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The NDA meeting was chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and BJP national president JP Nadda to discuss the joint strategy for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections 2023 and other important policies.
#WATCH | For NDA, it is nation first, security of the nation first, progress first and empowerment of people first: PM Modi in National Democratic Alliance leaders' meeting pic.twitter.com/4W3TZobCDT
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“In politics, there can be competitiveness but not enmity. Unfortunately, today opposition has made it its identity to abuse us. We always kept India above all political interests. It is the NDA govt that conferred Bharat Ratna on Pranab da. NDA also conferred the Padma award on Sharad Pawar, Mulayam Singh Yadav, Ghulam Nabi Azad, Muzaffar Baig and many other leaders who were not with BJP-NDA. We always kept India above all political interests,” PM said.
#WATCH | In politics, there can be competitiveness but not enmity. Unfortunately, today opposition has made it its identity to abuse us. We always kept India above all political interests. It is the NDA govt that conferred Bharat Ratna on Pranab da. NDA also conferred the Padma… pic.twitter.com/x9RrFlSQ26
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PM Modi also assured that in the upcoming Lok Sabha Election 2024, the NDA’s vote share will be over 50 percent.
#WATCH | NDA's vote share in the 2024 elections will be over 50 per cent," PM Modi in NDA leaders' meeting. pic.twitter.com/tHnqTQ3Kby
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Taking a jibe at the two day opposition meeting which held in Bengaluru, PM said, “For their political interests, these (opposition) people can come close but cannot come together…2024 elections are not far and the people of the country have made up their minds to give a chance to NDA for the third time.”
#WATCH | For their political interests, these (opposition) people can come close but cannot come together…2024 elections are not far and the people of the country have made up their minds to give a chance to NDA for the third time: PM Narendra Modi in Delhi pic.twitter.com/nM9mKWGY0L
— ANI (@ANI) July 18, 2023
After the NDA meeting, Lok Janshakti Party president Chirag Paswan touched the feet of PM Modi and seek his blessings.
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Meanwhile, the upcoming NDA meeting is expected to witness the participation of various parties alongside the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). These include AIADMK, Shiv Sena (Eknath Shinde Group), NPP (National People’s Party, Meghalaya), NDP (Nationalist Democratic Progressive Party), SKM (Sikkim Krantikari Morcha), JJP (Jannayak Janta Party), AJSU (All Jharkhand Students Union), RPI (Republican Party of India), MNF (Mizo National Front), TMC (Tamil Manila Congress), IPFT (Indigenous People’s Front of Tripura), BPP (Bodo People’s Party), and PMK (Pattali Makkal Katchi).
Additionally, MGP (Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party), Apna Dal, AGP (Asom Gana Parishad), Rashtriya Lok Jan Shakti Party, Nishad Party, UPPPL (United People’s Party Liberal, Assam), AIRNC (All India NR Congress, Puducherry), Shiromani Akali Dal (Sanyukt, Dhadial), Janasena (Pawan Kalyan), NCP (Nationalist Congress Party, Ajit Pawar), Lok Jan Shakti Party (Ram Vilas Paswan), HAM (Hindustani Awam Morcha), RLSP (Rashtriya Lok Samata Party), VIP (Vikassheel Insaan Party, Mukesh Sahni), and SBSAP (Suheldev Bharatiya Samaj Party, Om Prakash Rajbhar) are also expected to attend the meeting, making it a diverse gathering of political parties.
