As the Modi government is completing one year in power, a battery of BJP leaders came together at an event organised by TV channel Aaj Tak on Thursday to speak about the government’s achievements in various fields.
The event was headlined by BJP president Amit Shah, who said the government has completely changed the atmosphere in the country after one year of being in power.
“A year ago, the youth of the country were frustrated and thousands of them were taking to the streets. When we decided to fight the 2014 elections under the leadership of Narendra Modi, those protesters started coming to his rallies. Because of the support we got, it was the first time that a non-Congress party got an absolute majority to form the government. In the one year that we have been in power we have completely changed the atmosphere in the country,” Mr. Shah said.
He said the dignity of the Prime Minister’s Office had been restored after 10 years. “In the UPA government, every Minister thought of himself as the Prime Minister,” he said. He said the government had made a new beginning in every field.
Mr. Shah said the NDA government had involved the States to a greater extent in policy, whether it was the setting up of the new NITI Aayog or consultations for coal block allotments. He said the government had been run in a transparent manner, and nobody could accuse it of corruption.
On the party’s upcoming electoral prospects, Mr. Shah expressed confidence that the BJP would win a majority in the Bihar elections to be held later this year.
In an interview given to Headlines Today earlier, Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu compared Prime Minister Narendra Modi to a battery that recharged itself while working. Mr. Prabhu refused to accept that the government had an image problem.