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One Year In Government: Modi Talks About Corruption, Black Money, Minority Rights, ‘Achhe Din’
The Narendra Modi-led BJP government at the centre turned one year old on May 26. Faced with tasks of ruling the country and ensuring delivery of his pre-poll promises, Modi government has drawn mixed reactions from different quarters vis-a-vis events and issues in the past year.
On foreign policy
We are no more a balancing power but a global player. We approach the world with greater self-assurance. On Pakistan, all I can say is that bombs do not help. We can only progress in an atmosphere free of terror.
BJP-PDP coalition in Jammu and Kashmir and AFSPA
We have to respect the mandate of the people. It could either be an elected government or Governor’s rule. In the latter option, we would have had total control, but that is not what we wanted. It is a fact that the ideologies of the two parties are very different, but people wanted us to work together in both Jammu and Kashmir regions. The alliance in the state is one of the most important developments on the political scene. It has the potential to resolve one of our most difficult national problems through people’s participation and good governance.
It is now our duty to rise to the expectations of the people of the state and implement the Common Minimum Programme in letter and spirit and not digress from it.
Source: The Hindu
Controversial statements against minority communities
It is a country of 1.25 billion, you can’t ascribe to the government everything that someone mutters.
One minister said something inappropriate, he apologised in the House; the party as well as I condemned his statement. Continuing to harp on these issues will not serve any purpose.
The Constitution of India will be a guiding force for us and the unity and integrity of our country is our top-most priority. All religions and communities have the same rights and it is the responsibility of my government to ensure that all Indians have equal rights and opportunities.
Source: BBC
