Modi govt has rewritten grammar of change: Shah
August 23, 2019 19:28
Bharatiya Janata Party president Amit Shah said the Narendra Modi
government has rewritten the grammar of change, with dozens of signature
policy initiatives which have brought significant improvement in
people's lives and also 'pitchforked' India as a global growth engine.
The Union home minister also took a swipe at the Congress, saying it
has had eight opportunities to serve India with full majority
governments, but not even 10 of their measures stand out for ushering in
transformational change.
In an article that appeared in The Times of
India on Friday, Shah said the Modi government attached importance to
the business community as the prime minister has always believed that a
country cannot advance if 'the business community does not lead this
progress'.
Modi's emphasis on the role of wealth creators in a
nation's growth underlines the importance this government attaches to
the business community, he said.
The BJP chief cited the decision to
nullify Article 370 and Article 35A, both of which gave special status
to Jammu and Kashmir, to assert that it exemplify the government's
determination as Modi's hallmark has been his strong-willed approach.
The government's decision on Article 370 and Article 35A, and the
passage of the relevant Bills in both houses of Parliament illustrate
Modi's resolve and political statesmanship to actualise the 'one
nation-one Constitution' principle, and lead Jammu and Kashmir into a
new era of development, he said.
Likewise, moves such as
demonetisation, implementation of Goods and Services Tax, abolition of
the evil practice of triple talaq, conducting air strike and surgical
strike on terror launch pads across the border, giving one rank one
pension, which were hitherto seen as difficult asks, were executed by
the Modi government, he said.
He also listed among them direct benefit
transfer, institutionalisation of chief of defence staff (CDS), passage
of Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act amendment bill and granting
constitutional status to OBC Commission.
"These moves certainly make
him the most strong willed prime minister India has ever seen," Shah
said.
"PM's popularity shows that when tough measures are taken with
popular welfare as the sole consideration, people reward you with
wholesome support. The overwhelming mandate in 2019 that bettered even
the 2014 record is a testimony to this," he said. -- PTI