Modi exhorts people to move from 'Swaraj to Surajya'

Give me support, I will give you development:Modi

PTI | January 24, 2012



Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi today borrowed from the famous slogan of Netaji Subash Chandra Bose, to say "Give me support, I will give you development"

Remembering Netaji on his birth anniversary, Modi, at the Sadhbhavana fast at Somanth in Junagadh district, said, "Netaji had given the slogan 'Give me blood, I will give you Independence'. Today I give a call: Give me support, I will give you development -- to move on from Swaraj to Surajya."

"Netaji stood out as the tallest freedom fighter, who refused to toe the line of one family," Modi said.

"Now that we have attained independence, it is our onerous duty to move on from Swaraj (Self-Rule) to Surajya (Good Governance)," he said.

Modi began his 25th day-long Sadbhavana fast after paying obeisance at Somnath temple on the occasion of Somvati Amavasya.

Speaking in this coastal town, Modi said that Centre was oblivious to the plight of Gujarati fishermen languishing in Pakistani jails.

He announced development works of Rs 1,245 crore for Junagadh district. He had earlier announced a package of Rs 1,100-crore for Junagadh city.

Comments

 

Other News

A 19th-century pilgrim’s progress

The Travels of a Sadhu in the Himalayas By Jaladhar Sen (Translated by Somdatta Mandal) Speaking Tiger Books, 259 pages, ₹499.00  

India faces critical shortage of skin donors amid rising burn cases

India reports nearly 70 lakh burn injury cases every year, resulting in approximately 1.4 lakh deaths annually. Experts estimate that up to 50% of these lives could be saved with adequate access to skin donations.   A significant concern is that around 70% of burn victims fall wi

Not just politics, let`s discuss policies too

Why public policy matters Most days, India`s loudest debates stop at the ballot box. We can name every major leader and recall every campaign slogan. Still, far fewer of us can explain why a widow`s pension is delayed or how a government school`s budget is actually approved. That

When algorithms decide and children die

The images have not left me, of dead and wounded children being carried in the arms of the medics and relatives to the ambulances and hospitals. On February 28, at the start of Operation Epic Fury, cruise missiles struck the Shajareh Tayyebeh school – officially named a girls’ school, in Minab,

The economics of representation: Why women in power matter

India’s democracy has grown in scale, but not quite in balance. Women today are active participants in elections, influencing outcomes in ways that were not as visible earlier. Yet their presence in legislative institutions continues to lag behind. The Nari Shakti Vandan Adhiniyam was meant to addres

India will be powerful, not aggressive: Bhaiyyaji

India is poised to emerge as a global power but will remain rooted in its civilisational ethos of non-aggression and harmony, former RSS General Secretary Suresh `Bhaiyyaji` Joshi has said.   He was speaking at the launch of “Rashtrabhav,” a book by Ravindra Sathe


Archives

Current Issue

Opinion

Facebook Twitter Google Plus Linkedin Subscribe Newsletter

Twitter