Modi spells out his vision for a developed India by 2047
Modi accused the opposition parties of ‘spreading lies’ over the electoral bonds scheme and said that the country has been pushed towards ‘black money’ in elections and everyone will regret it
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has spelt out his vision for a developed India by 2047.
Speaking in an interview with ANI, Modi also questioned the opposition for spreading fear that the BJP would seek to change the constitution if it is voted to power in the Lok Sabha elections.
“When I say that I have big plans, no one should be scared. I don’t take decisions to scare or run over anyone, I take decisions for the wholesome development of the nation.
“Additionally, governments always say we have done everything, but I don’t believe I have done everything. I have tried to do everything in the right direction, yet there is so much I need to do because I see that my country has so many needs.
“How do I fulfill the dreams of every family, that is why I say this is a trailer,” the PM said.
“The second thing is the question of the 2047 vision. First of all, I have been the Chief Minister of Gujarat for a long time. And I am used to the experience.
“If elections are held again and again then from my state, 30-40 senior good officers used to go as observers, for election duty. So they used to stay out for 40-50 days.
“I used to worry about how I run the government. Because in the country, such elections keep happening and my observers keep going. Then I thought if I had an election, I would not take that period as a vacation.
“I give jobs to the officials in advance. I ask them to do this for the next government. So I used to plan for 100 days even at that time,” Modi added.
Modi on Monday accused the opposition parties of “spreading lies” over the electoral bonds scheme, which has been struck down by the Supreme Court.
In an interview with ANI, the prime minister said that the country has been pushed towards “black money” in elections and everyone will regret it.
“…I never say that there is no shortcoming in decision-making. We learn ater discussing and improve. There is a lot of scope of improvement in this also.
“But today we have completely pushed the country towards black money, hence I say everyone will regret it. When they will think honestly, everyone will regret it,” Modi told the news agency.
The electoral bonds scheme, which was notified by the government on Jan.2, 2018, was pitched as an alternative to cash donations made to political parties as part of efforts to bring transparency in political funding.
The PM revealed that work on the ambitious 2047 Viksit Bharat project has been ongoing for the last two years and he has even set himself a target for his first 100 days in office in his next term if elected to office.
“I have been working on 2047 for the past two years. And for that, I asked for opinions and suggestions from people across the country. I have taken suggestions from more than 15 lakh people on how they want to see India in the coming 25 years.
“I contacted universities, I contacted different NGOS and 15-20 lakh people gave their inputs. Then I took the help of AI and classified it subject-wise.
“I made a dedicated team of officers in every department to work on this. How can it be done for the next term? For 25 years. And then I sat with them and they gave presentations for two to 2.5 hours,” the PM said.
“In 2047 we will be celebrating 100 years of the independence of the country. Naturally, during such a milestone it somehow brings new excitement, and creates a new resolution .... In every institution, everyone should have a goal.
“I am the head of my village, and by 2047, I will do this much in my village. And an inspiration should arise in the country. And the 100th anniversary of independence is a great inspiration in itself,” the PM added.
Modi said that in the current Lok Sabha elections the choice before the voter was between a failed Congress model and the BJP model that had shown its performance.
“If we look at the 2024 elections, there is an opportunity before the country -there is a model of the Congress government and the BJP government.