‘Family rule’ biggest enemy of India: Modi
HYDERABAD: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) will form the next government in Telangana as he hit out at chief minister K Chandrasekhar Rao’s “family rule” while calling for its end. He called family-dominated parties an affront to democracy and said the Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) government has been the only beneficiary of the state’s formation.
“The people of Telangana have watched how this one family has looted the state... They have realised the dynastic party is more interested in filling up its own coffers and has little concern for the poor. The family’s only objective is to capture power by all means by dividing the people. It has no concern for people’s development,” Modi told a gathering as he arrived in Hyderabad for the Indian School of Business’s 20th-anniversary celebrations.
Modi said dynastic parties will take society backwards and rob the chances of youth and intelligent people. “They will stifle the voices of dissent and shut the doors for power on them.” He said the state’s development is possible only when this family rule ends. Modi appreciated the fight BJP workers have put up against the dispensation. He said the BJP workers were braving the political hatred, atrocities and assaults from the state government. Modi called the change in Telangana inevitable. “After witnessing the love and affection being showered by the people and the enthusiasm among the party cadres, I can confidently say that change of power is inevitable in Telangana. There is a clear signal from the people that they have made up their mind to elect the BJP to power in the next elections.”
Modi said BJP workers were among those who sacrificed their lives during the movement for the separate Telangana state. “The sacrifice was for the better future, self-respect and pride of Telangana. The agitation was not for just one family, which has stifled the voice of the people, stalled their development and looted the precious wealth of the state,” he said.
Modi referred to the Centre’s programmes for Dalits, tribals, Other Backward Classes and women over the last eight years. He added his government made all efforts to uphold the dignity and self-respect of these sections. Addressing the graduation ceremony of the post-graduate programme class of 2022 at the Indian School of Business, Hyderabad, on the occasion of its completion of 20 years, Modi said the need for reform was always felt in the country, but there was always a lack of political willpower.
“Due to the continuous political instability in the previous three decades, the country had seen a lack of political will for a long time. Because of this the country stayed away from reforms and from taking big decisions,” he said.
However, since 2014, our country is seeing political will and also, reforms are being done continuously. “Public support is assured when reforms are undertaken with determination and political will. A classic example for this is adoption of digital payments among people,” he said. Modi said the country had witnessed several reforms in medical education also. As a result of this, number of medical colleges has increased from 380 to more than 600 in last eight years. Medical graduate and post graduate seats have increased from 90 thousand to more than 150,000 in the country
“The biggest inspiration that has come in the last eight years is public participation. The people of the country are themselves moving ahead and giving impetus to the reforms. Now we are seeing the power of public participation in Walk for Local and Self-reliant India campaign,” he said.