Prime Minister Modi on June 4 expressed confidence that NDA will form the government for a third consecutive term, as he addressed BJP workers at the party headquarters.
Mr. Modi thanked the BJP workers for their sweat and hard work and said that this inspires Modi to work for the country.
He also praised the Election Commission (EC) for successfully conducting the elections, 100 crore voters, 11 lakh polling stations, 1.5 crore poll officials, 50 lakh EVMs, everyone performed their duty in such heat, security personnel performed exemplary well.
Every Indian is proud of the election system and its credibility. Its efficiency has not match anywhere else in the world. I want to tell the influencers, that this is a matter of pride. It enhances India’s reputation, and people who have a reach, they should present it before the world with a pride, he continued.
People who voted this time is more than the population of many democratic countries. Record voting in J&K, they showed a mirror to people who criticise India, he added.
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Recounting the decisons taken by the NDA government, PM Modi said Article 370 was removed from J&K, banking reforms took place. We prioritised national interest. We took right decisions during Corona. Today India is the fastest developing economy. India will be self reliant.
If India wants to stride ahead, it will have to strike hard on corruption, PM Modi continued.
Digital India has curbed corruption, but the fight is getting harder. When they cross limits of shamelessness to defend corruption, the thrust of third term of NDA government will be to end corruption, he said.
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