Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed a gathering of students on the theme of ‘Young India, New India’ to mark the 125th anniversary of Swami Vivekananda’s famous speech at the Parliament of the World’s Religion in 1893 at Chicago.
As the Modi government hits the three-year mark, The Quint sat down with Dr Vijay Chauthaiwale, in-charge of the foreign policy department of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), to understand the objectives behind PM Modi’s foreign policy strategy.
After filing his Lok Sabha Nomination in Varanasi on April 14 2014, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said, “Neither have I been sent, nor have I arrived. I’m here because Maa Ganga called me.”
Addressing a rally in the city of Fatehpur, the Prime Minister on Sunday urged the voters of Uttar Pradesh to see through the lies of the Akhilesh Sarkar. In a high-pitched appeal for votes he asked the voters to boot the Samajwadi Party (SP) out of power and opt for the Bharatiya Janata Party in the assembly elections. Attacking Uttar Pradesh's ruling Samajwadi Party for playing politics over religion, PM Narendra Modi said that everyone was being affected by it.
Calling himself the "adopted son" of UP, PM Narendra Modi said the future of the state cannot be ensured without ridding it of the SP, the BSP, and the Congress. Modi, who represents the Varanasi Lok Sabha constituency, said the state was his 'mai-baap' (parents) and he will not desert it. "Give the BJP a full majority. I promise to solve all the problems you are facing within five years," he said, telling the impressive crowd that all pollsters have predicted BJP getting massive support in the first two phases of polling. Continuing his attack on Akhilesh Yadav's 'kaam bolta hai' (work speaks) slogan, the Prime Minister spoke about some central schemes which he said were not implemented in Uttar Pradesh by the Samajwadi Party government.
