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‘India will become ‘superpower’ if Modi becomes PM again’ Vol. 14, No. 10 16-31 MAY, 2019 (Fortnightly) `20

Modi Wave sweeps

Exclusive Interviews Prakash Muralidhar Bhupender Arun Elections 2019 Javadekar Rao 16-31Yadav MAY, 2019 I KAMAL SANDESHSi I ngh1 BJP National President Shri addressing a huge public meeting in Bishnupur, West Bengal

BJP National President Shri Amit Shah responding to the greetings Jharkhand BJP welcomes BJP National President Shri Amit Shah to a of the gathering in an election rally at Madhuban, Bihar public meeting in Dhanbad, Jharkhand

Union Minister Shri Rajnath Singh addressing an election rally in Union Minister Shri Nitin Gadkari addressing an election rally for Mohanlalganj, Uttar Pradesh North-West 2 I KAMAL SANDESH I 16-31 MAY, 2019 Fortnightly Magazine Editor Prabhat Jha

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Phone +91(11) 23381428 FAX +91(11) 23387887 Kashi gives a roaring welcome to PM ’s E-mail mega roadshow [email protected] [email protected] 06 Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi held a massive roadshow in Website: www.kamalsandesh.org his Lok Sabha constituency of Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh on 25...

SHRADHANJALI 10 ‘Will Lord Ram’s name be Gul Muhammad Mir / Manguli Jena 15 taken in Pak, if not in India’ BJP National President Shri article Amit Shah said that West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata A Convenient Season for Being a ‘Proud Hindu’ 16 Banerjee is not allowing people to chant ‘Jai Shri Ram’ in the... Interviews 09 ‘India will become We hope to win 25 out of 25 seats: Prakash Javadekar 18 ‘superpower’ if Modi In Karnataka BJP will script another landmark and becomes PM again’ get more seats in Tamilnadu: Muralidhar Rao 20 With only last two phases of If in 2014 a wave was in favour of Modiji, this time voting left, campaigning is reaching a hectic pitch in India. it is a Tsunami in his favour: Bhupender Yadav 22 Elections are yet to be held in... BJP is going to win even more seats than in 2014 elections: Arun Singh 24 12 Ujjwala scheme boosts India’s LPG Others consumption to a record high in FY19 “Celebrities with NaMo” programme held at BJP India’s demand for liquefied petroleum gas Headquarters 11 (LPG) rose to a record in the fiscal year ended in March amid government measures to provide Masood Azhar: Jaish-e-Mohammed leader listed as cleaner cooking fuel to rural households, and... terrorist by UN 13 ‘Ease of Living’ for citizens: A Big Achievement of Modi Government 26 14 GST collection scales all-time high of 1.13 trillion in April Paving the Way for Rural Prosperity 29 GST revenue mop-up scaled a monthly record It’s time to end Didi’s rule in Bengal: Modi 30 high of over Rs 1.13 trillion in April, 2019 an Cyclone Fani devastates Odisha 33 increase of 10 per cent over the collection in the...

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Chowkidar Narendra Modi @narendramodi The 282 number will be breached by a large margin by the BJP; even Whenever I come to West Bengal, TMC the tally of the NDA will go up. Our and especially Speed Breaker Didi get analysis of the rounds of voting restless. Their numbers won’t even complete shows that not only the touch double digits this time. number of seats but also the winning margin People are no longer accepting TMC’s will increase and the spread of the BJP/NDA will poor governance and strong-arm tactics. Bengal increase in terms of area. wants BJP. — Chowkidar Amit Shah Chowkidar Rajnath Singh @RajnathSingh Deeply anguished by the killing #UttarPradesh witnessing a tsunami, of BJP leader in Jammu & Kashmir, even #BJP will win both Amethi and Ghulam Mohammed Mir ji. His killing Rae Bareli this time. is extremely reprehensible. My heart goes out to his bereaved family and — Chowkidar Jagat Prakash Nadda well wishers.

Chowkidar Arun Jaitley @arunjaitley The voters have already made up Of late, a tendency has developed their mind. There are no ifs and buts amongst the political parties to left, BJP is returning to power. excessively allege violation of the MCC by their opponents. In the ongoing Lok — Chowkidar Piyush Goyal Sabha elections, the Congress Party as the ‘Cry Baby’ of this election, is leading the pack.

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4 I KAMAL SANDESH I 16-31 MAY, 2019 EDITORIAL

Rahul Gandhi exposed again ahul Gandhi stands exposed again. His politics of lies, falsehood and deceit stands exposed again. In one of most embarrassing episodes of his life, was made to apologize in the highest R court of the country. It should be noted that he was forced to tender apology when the court declined to accept his ‘regret’ within bracket. While he tried to escape the law by expressing ‘regret’ that too under brackets for his claim that Supreme Court had supported his allegation that ‘Chowkidar hi chor hai’, but it was a relief for the nation that court refused to let him so easily. In the contempt of court proceeding he was compelled to tender apology while accepting in a way that his allegation was baseless and false in context of court ruling on Rafale. It is unfortunate that even after getting exposed again and again, he continues to resort to the politics of lies, falsehood and deceit. He has not only denigrated the political debate in the country but also failed to build his credibility in the public. He has now become an example as to how a person can stoop in public life. It is not the first time that Rahul Gandhi has tendered apology in the court. Earlier also in the case of his malicious utterances against RSS, he made an apology but later withdrew only to save his skin publicly. The case is still going on and no one will be surprised that one day he is again forced to tender The massive apology for how deceitfully he tries to mislead the people. It is very unfortunate that even after support of the becoming the president of Congress, he continues to utter mischievous statements aimed people across at misleading the people with white lies. He should understand that he is already on bail and India to PM repeated resort to such misadventure may land him in a big trouble some day. Shri Narendra Congress in these days afflicted with ‘Me Too’ syndrome and banks heavily on the politics Modi is making of lies and falsehood. The time surgical strikes and air strikes were conducted by our brave Congress and its allies security forces, Congress first questioned them and later started the propaganda that such nervous and strikes were conducted earlier too. Now when Masood Azhar has been declared a global they have terrorist by the UN, Congress is not far behind in claiming that the process was initiated under developed cold UPA regime. Whatever good work Modi government has done and won applauses across feet which the world, Rahul Gandhi and the Congress are claiming that those were the initiatives of the can be seen in UPA government. Rahul Gandhi has even now failed to realize that he is making mockery of their too much Congress by making such laughable claims. It also shows a major contradiction in Congress reliance on the strategy – while it wants to claim all the good works done by Modi government, it also comes politics of lies, out with baseless and unfounded charges against the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi. falsehood and Such contradictions and repeated resort to lies and falsehood has sunk Congress credibility deceit. But such to a new low with people not even bothering to take it seriously. tactics will not The Lok Sabha election 2019 is turning out to be a historic one. It is going to not only re- succeed. write the political landscape of the country but will reiterate the rise of a New India under the dynamic and charismatic leadership of Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi. It is also going to re-establish that politics of good governance and development cannot be defeated by the divisive politics of caste, religion and region. It is symbolising the rise of a New India which is aspiring to register itself on the global map with confidence and hope. The youth, women, poor, farmers, SCs, STs and middle class have made up their mind to walk an extra mile in realising their dreams by re-electing Shri Narendra Modi as PM of the country once again. The political pundits across the world will be surprised to see the scale and magnitude of pro-incumbency wave that is sweeping the nation under the leadership of Shri Modi. The massive support of the people across India to PM Shri Narendra Modi is making Congress and its allies nervous and they have developed cold feet which can be seen in their too much reliance on the politics of lies, falsehood and deceit. But such tactics will not succeed as Congress has missed the opportunity of playing the role of constructive opposition in the last five years. People have made up their minds to teach Congress a bitter lesson again. [email protected]

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Kashi gives a roaring welcome to PM Narendra Modi’s mega roadshow PM files nomination to seek a second term in office from Varanasi

rime Minister Shri Narendra Modi held a massive roadshow in his Lok Sabha P constituency of Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh on 25 April, 2019 just a day before filing his nomination papers for the Lok Sabha elections. The Prime Minister received a roaring welcome by a sea of supporters who thronged the streets of Varanasi hours before the mega roadshow began. Soon after arriving in Varanasi, Shri Narendra Modi paid floral tributes to Pandit Madan Mohan Malaviya at the gate of the Banaras Hindu University (BHU) and started his mega road show. The massive roadshow which covered a stretch of over six kilometers, started from Lanka and passed through Assi, Bhadini and Sonarpura before culminating at the iconic Dashashwamedh Ghat, where the PM took part in the Ganga Arti. SEA OF SAFFRON GREETS PM MODI DURING ROADSHOW People from all walks of life joined PM Shri Modi as the roadshow progressed through the heart of Kashi and Lakhs of people welcomed him with tremendous enthusiasm. Lakhs of people gathered on the streets, on roofs of buildings to catch a glimpse of the Prime Minister. Many were seen on rooftops waving at the PM and other BJP leaders. “Every rooftop, every road, every

6 I KAMAL SANDESH I 16-31 MAY, 2019 PM’s mega roadshow Cover Sotry market was crammed with people. In 2014, when he came to file his nomination, the crowd was estimated at 500,000. Today it was 600,000,” the Varanasi police said. The atmosphere was euphoric in Kashi as the people waved to the Prime Minister, showered flower petals throughout the roadshow amid chants of “Modi-Modi”. Touched by the people’s affection, the Prime Minister too waved and greeted the people. Several supporters were dressed as mythological characters, some others were dressed as Hindu

gods including Lord Hanuman and majority of the participants wore saffron dresses. Supporters wore t-shirts with the BJP slogan “Main bhi chowkidar” during the procession. Among others, BJP National President Shri Amit Shah, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, Union Minister Shri JP Nadda, UP BJP President Shri Mahendra Nath Pandey, Delhi BJP President Shri Manoj Tiwari, and host of other senior leaders have also accompanied the Prime Minister at the event. After his mega roadshow, Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi along with BJP National President Shri Amit Shah took part in ‘Ganga Arti’ at Dashashwamedh Ghat in Varanasi. Uttar Pradesh CM Yogi Adityanath, UP BJP President Shri Mahendra Nath Pandey were also present during the arti.

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‘NATION ABOVE EVERYTHING’ were martyred in Pulwama by the terrorists. After the Shri Narendra Modi also thanked the people of attack, 42 militants have been slain in that very region. Varanasi for their support after his mega roadshow in This is our style of working,” he said. the city which saw Varanasi turn into a sea of saffron. Addressing the gathering after the roadshow, the PM Nomination filing said that he was indebted to the people of the holy city. Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi filed his Talking about the developments carried out by the nomination papers from the Varanasi Lok Sabha BJP government in Varanasi, the PM said that when seat, accompanied by a galaxy of top BJP and NDA he took oath on May 17, 2014, he wondered whether leaders. he will be able to live up to the expectations of the BJP National President Shri Amit Shah, Union people of Kashi and said that with the collective effort Ministers Shri Rajnath Singh, Shri Nitin Gadkari, of everyone and with the blessings of Baba Bholenath, Smt. Sushma Swaraj, Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman, Shri Piyush Goyal, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath National Democratic Alliance (NDA) leaders, including SAD President Shri Prakash Singh Badal, Bihar Chief Minister Shri , Shiv Sena chief Shri Uddhav Thackeray and All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) politicians from Tamil Nadu accompanied PM Shri Narendra Modi while he was filing nomination papers. Before filing his nomination papers on 26 April, 2019 PM Shri Narendra Modi visited the Baba Kaal Bhairav temple and offered prayers there. The PM sought blessings from the deity who is also this holy city witnessed unprecedented development known as the Kotwal of Kashi or the guard of Varanasi. and the entire country is aware of it. While on his way to the collector’s office, Shri “Whatever happens, I will always think about the Narendra Modi was showered with rose petals by the people of this country. I have lived by only one mantra public. all my life which is India First and I will make sure that I Earlier in the day, PM Shri Modi said, “Whether I live up to the expectations of the people of Varanasi,” win or not is not important. It’s the democracy that the PM said. should win. Forming the government is in people’s The PM further said that Varanasi not only made hands, running it is our duty.” him an MP but also blessed him to become the PM Shri Narendra Modi is seeking a second term of India. in office from Varanasi, a parliamentary seat he Talking tough on terror the PM said that fighting handsomely won in 2014 by a massive margin of terrorism will remain his top priority and added that 3.37 lakh votes. BJP stormed to power in 2014 the holy city gave him the power to give a fitting reply with the party winning 282 of the Lok Sabha’s 543 to the terrorists in their own language. “This new constituencies. The BJP won an absolute majority in India will not tolerate terrorism but will give terrorists a 2014, reducing the then-ruling Congress to a miserly fitting reply in their own language. 40 of our soldiers 44 seats.

8 I KAMAL SANDESH I 16-31 MAY, 2019 BJP Rally in Chandigarh organisational activities India will become ‘superpower’ if Modi becomes PM again: Amit Shah With only last two phases of voting left, campaigning is reaching a hectic pitch in India. Elections are yet to be held in 118 seats, with most of them in the crucial Hindi heartland. In a whirlwind tour BJP National President Shri Amit Shah has been addressing rallies in every part of the country and several rallies are also scheduled in crucial states like West Bengal, where the BJP is going to break all records. Shri Shah’s jam packed massive rallies and the responsive gathering reveals that BJP will come out with flying colors this time with more seats than 2014. We are publishing the excerpts of various speeches of BJP National President Shri Amit Shah for our readers.

JP National President Shri Amit Shah asserted that India will emerge as a superpower in the B next five years if Shri Narendra Modi becomes the Prime Minister again. Addressing a massive gathering in Chandigarh, on 05 May, 2019 Shri Shah said the country was secure only under the Modi rule. “I have come here to say if you make Shri Narendra Modi PM again, India will emerge as a superpower in the world in next five years,” the BJP President told the gathering. He was campaigning for BJP nominee and sitting MP from Chandigarh, Smt. Kirron Kher. Dubbing the Congress-led opposition • Congress-led opposition is ‘Mahamilavati ‘Mahamilavati Mahagathbandhan’, Shri Shah Mahagathbandhan’. reiterated that only Shri Narendra Modi can keep the • He also vowed to scrap Article 370 (granting special country secure. “On one side, BJP and its alliance status to Jammu and Kashmir) while asserting that partners, and on the other hand, there is ‘Mahamilavat Kashmir will always remain an integral part of India. Mahagathbandhan’ whose leader is Rahul Gandhi. • He said Chandigarh become kerosene-free city Can they secure the country? Can they work for and every house here has LPG cylinder, he said, welfare of poor? Can they give a strong reply to • He said Direct benefit transfer was introduced in terrorism? Can they give a strong reply to Pakistan?” the Public Distribution Scheme (PDS). he asked. • Chandigarh was also included in the first list of The BJP President said the 2019 Lok Sabha smart cities elections were being fought not only for development. • Now work was carried out towards making the “Development of poor, villages, farmers, cities will be Chandigarh Railway Station as a model station. carried out by Shri Modi. But the job of securing the • He said flats were constructed for 5,000 slum country can only be done by Modi ji and one other,” dwellers at the cost of Rs 155 crore. he said. • For urban transportation, buses were purchased Highlights of the speech for Rs. 37 crore. • Shri Shah raised the issue of Balakot strikes and • An amount of Rs. 42 crore was spent in sector 17 attacked the Congress for seeking proof of the and an administrative building is being set up here strikes. at the cost of Rs 72 crore, Shri Shah added.

16-31 MAY, 2019 I KAMAL SANDESH I 9 organisational activities BJP Rally in Ghatal, West Bengal

‘Will Lord Ram’s name be taken in Pak, if not in India’

JP National President Shri Amit Shah said that around Rs. 1,32,000 crore to the state. West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee At another election meeting at Keshiari in Paschim B is not allowing people to chant ‘Jai Shri Ram’ Medinipur district, he said, “What wrong has PM Shri in the state, and wondered if the Lord’s name cannot Narendra Modi done by saying that the Bofors scam be taken in India, will it be uttered in Pakistan. happened during Rajiv Gandhi’s tenure.” The BJP Speaking at an election rally in Ghatal, on 07 President was referring to Shri Modi’s recent remarks May, 2019 he said that polls in West Bengal are for at a rally in Uttar Pradesh, where he said that Rajiv restoring democracy in the state, where the BJP will Gandhi’s life ended as “bhrashtachari no. 1” (corrupt win more than 23 seats out of the total 42 Lok Sabha no.1). seats. “Rahul baba says his father has been insulted. Is “Lord Ram is a part of the culture of India... Can it an insult to be reminded of what had happened?” anybody stop people from taking his name? I want to he said. ask Mamata didi, if Shri Ram’s name is not taken in Shri Shah also asked Rahul Gandhi whether or not India, will it be chanted in Pakistan?” Shri Shah said. the Bofors scandal, the Bhopal gas tragedy, blunder A video had appeared in the social media that of sending peacekeeping force to Sri Lanka or the showed Banerjee stopping her car at a place in West massacre of Kashmiri pandits happen during his Midnapore district, and chasing some persons who father’s tenure as prime minister from 1984 to 1989. chanted ‘Jai Shri Ram’ as her carcade was crossing He said that the Congress and its partners in the area. the ‘Mahagathbandhan’ have abused Modi on 51 “The Narendra Modi government has given Rs. different occasions. 4,24,800 crore to West Bengal in its five-year tenure, The BJP President reiterated BJP’s resolve to but it has not reached the people, and, instead, gone implement the National Register of Citizens (NRC) to the syndicates,” Shri Shah claimed. in West Bengal to flush out illegal migrants from He said the UPA-II government under the then Bangladesh. prime minister Manmohan Singh had granted only

10 I KAMAL SANDESH I 16-31 MAY, 2019 organisational activities “Celebrities with NaMo” programme held at BJP Headquarters

Programme with eminent personalities Actress, Thaara Venugopal, Actress, Shruti, Actress, and celebrities from Art and Film Industry Malvika, Actress, Padmavathi Suresh (Menaka), A was organised on 05 May, 2019 in BJP Actress, Jalaja Kumari, Actress, Gopakumaran Nair Headquarters, New Delhi. Large number of Film MR, Actor, Rahul Rawail, Director, Sajan Raj Kurup, Artists, Producers, Directors, Singers, Music Directors Ad Film Director, Hitu Kanodia, Actor, Bhanuchander, from Hindi, Telugu, Tamil, Kannada, Malayalam, Actor, Gajendra Chauhan, Actor, Kutti Padmini, Bhojpuri, Gujarati, have turned up to the programme Actress & Producer, Tripuraneni Varaprasad, Director, in support of Shri Narendra Modi. Union Minister for K.V.M. Sarma, Director, Ramani R @ Bharadwaj, External Affairs Smt. Sushma Swaraj, was the Chief Director, Gautam Raju, Actor, Geeta Singh, Actress, Guest at the programme. Gajendra Solanki, Writer, Manoj Joshi, Actor, Chandra The eminent personalities and celebrities who Prakash Dwivedi (Chanakya), Actor, Vani Tripathy, attended the programme include; Boney Kapoor, Actress, Daleep Singh Rana @ Khali, Wrestler & Producer, Jayaprada, Actress, Prahlad Kakkar, Ad. Actor, Bharat Bala, Direector, Malini Awasthy, Film Film Director, Poonam Dhillon, Actress, Babul Supriyo, Singer, Pawan Singh, Singer, Swapna Chaudhary, Singer, Sai Kumar, Actor, Babu Mohan, Actor, Manoj Singer, Keshrilal Yadav, Singer, Yuvraj Hans, Singer Tiwari, Singer, Kavitha, Actress, Madhavi Latha, and Navraj Hans, Singer.

16-31 MAY, 2019 I KAMAL SANDESH I 11 Government’s achievement Ujjwala scheme boosts India’s LPG consumption to a record high in FY19 ndia’s demand for liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) rose to a record in the fiscal year ended in March I amid government measures to provide cleaner cooking fuel to rural households, and analysts expect consumption to keep rising. About two-thirds of India’s population live in rural areas, typically using firewood, coal or dried dung cakes for cooking. India consumed a record 24.9 million tonnes of LPG in the financial year 2018-19, 53 per cent higher than five years ago, and 6.9 per cent higher than the previous year. The boost follows a social welfare programme, known as the Ujjwala scheme, launched by the government in 2016 that has provided about 72 million new LPG connections Amid the Ujjwala programme, close to 80 per cent of to households in 714 districts, according to official data. Indian households have access to LPG as of the end of “Supported by government policies, mainly through 2018, up from 56 per cent in 2016, according to FGE. the ‘Ujjwala Scheme’ and a rising middle class Growing LPG consumption has kindled a surge in population, LPG penetration in Indian rural areas has India’s imports of the fuel, and analysts expect this trend been extremely robust,” to intensify. Rahul Gandhi tenders unconditional apology for attributing ‘’ remarks to SC ongress president Rahul Gandhi on 8 May, "The deponent most respectfully prays that this 2019 tendered an unconditional apology in the court may be graciously pleased to accept the instant C Supreme Court for wrongfully attributing to the affidavit and close the present contempt proceedings," apex court the 'chowkidar chor hai' remark in the Rafale the affidavit stated. verdict. Gandhi also said the affidavit is made "bonafide and He also sought closure of the criminal contempt in the interest of justice, and nothing material has been proceedings against him on a petition filed by BJP MP concealed therefrom." Smt. Meenakshi Lekhi. "At the outset the deponent herein most respectfully In a fresh three-page affidavit, Gandhi said he holds submits that he holds this court in the highest esteem, the apex court in the "highest esteem and respect" and and respect. The deponent has never sought or that he has never sought to do anything which interferes intended to, directly or indirectly, commit any act that it with the process of administration of justice. interferes with the process of administration of justice," "The deponent (Rahul Gandhi) unconditionally the Congress chief said in his affidavit. apologises for the wrongful attributions to this court. BJP MP Smt. Meenakshi Lekhi, who filed the The deponent further states that any such attributions contempt petition against Gandhi, had alleged that he were entirely unintentional, non-wilful and inadvertent," has attributed his personal remarks to the top court and Gandhi said in his affidavit. tried to create prejudice. (PTI)

12 I KAMAL SANDESH I 16-31 MAY, 2019 Government’s achievement Masood Azhar: Jaish-e-Mohammed leader listed as terrorist by UN he United Nation has declared Masood Azhar April 30, 2019: China said “some progress” has been a global terrorist. It is big diplomatic win as achieved on designating Azhar as a global terrorist T India had been trying to declare Masood by the UN and hopes that the vexed issue will be Azhar as Global terrorist for last many years. China, “properly resolved”. a permanent member of the United Nations Security May 1, 2019: The 1267 Sanctions Committee Council, had been blocking India’smove again designates Azhar as a global terrorist after China Masood Azhar. Masood Azhar is the leader of Jaish- lifts the hold on the proposal of the US, the UK and e-Mohammed (JeM), which carried out a suicide France. bombing in February killing 40 troops in Jammu & Kasmir recently. Masood Azhar will be subject to an The entire world saw recently how assets freeze and a travel ban. the terrorist Masood Azhar has been Chronology of the major events which led to the ban: declared a global terrorist: Modi 2009: India moves a proposal by itself to designate Azhar as a global terrorist, a listing that will subject Speaking central government’s success in him to global travel ban, asset freeze and arms designating Pakistan-based Masood Azhar as embargo. China blocks the move. a ‘global terrorist’ at the UN, PM Shri Narendra 2016: India again moves the proposal with the backing Modi said, “The entire world saw recently how the of the P3 - the United States, the United Kingdom and terrorist responsible for the killings of hundreds France in the UN’s 1267 Sanctions Committee to ban of Indians, Masood Azhar has been declared a Azhar. global terrorist by the UN. It is a great victory for 2017: The P3 nations move a similar proposal again. India’s counter-terrorism efforts and shows that we China, a veto-wielding permanent member of the have support from the whole world in this matter. Security Council, blocks the proposal from being However, the Congress leaders are alleging that adopted. Modi government did this deliberately to gain February 27, 2019: The US, the UK and France move a political mileage in the elections. I want to tell fresh proposal in the UN Security Council to designate them that this habit of viewing everything from Azhar as a global terrorist. the angle of politics and elections has led the March 13, 2019: China puts the hold on the proposal Congress to its present condition today where scuttling yet another attempt to blacklist the JeM they have lost support from the people.” chief. The proposal was the fourth such bid at the UN ‘PM’s diplomatic efforts led to the UN in the last 10 years to list Azhar as a global terrorist. March 28, 2019: The US, supported by France and designating Masood Azhar as a global the UK, directly moves a draft resolution in the UN terrorist’ Security Council to blacklist the Pakistan-based terror BJP National President Shri Amit Shah said “That group’s chief. is why India needs a strong & decisive leader. April 3, 2019: China hits out at the US for threatening Grateful to PM @narendramodi and his diplomatic to use “all available resources” to designate the efforts that led to the UN designating Masood Pakistan-based JeM chief as a ‘global terrorist’, Azhar as a global terrorist. It was long over due. saying Washington’s move is complicating the issue This also reflects PM Modi’s commitment towards and not conducive to peace and stability in South Zero Tolerance against terrorism.” Asia.

16-31 MAY, 2019 I KAMAL SANDESH I 13 Government’s achievement GST collection scales all-time high of 1.13 trillion in April ST revenue mop-up scaled a monthly record high of over Rs 1.13 trillion in April, 2019 an G increase of 10 per cent over the collection in the year-ago period, on the back of anti-evasion steps taken by tax officers. Total number of summary sales return GSTR-3B filed for the month of March up to April 30 stood at 72.13 lakh. April 2019 is the second consecutive month when Goods and Services Tax (GST) collection exceeded Rs 1 trillion. In March, the mop-up was Rs 1.06 trillion. and provisional settlement in April 2019 is Rs 47,533 “The total gross GST revenue collected in April 2019 crore for CGST and Rs 50,776 crore for SGST,” the is Rs 1,13,865 crore. The revenue in April 2018 was Rs statement added. 1,03,459 crore and the revenue during April 2019 is a Also, collection in April 2019, which is the first growth of 10.05 per cent over the revenue in the same month of the current fiscal, has been the highest month last year,” a finance ministry statement said. since introduction of GST on July 1, 2017. Year-on- “The total revenue earned by the central year comparison of tax collection data gives a better government and state governments after regular picture of economic activity. Over 12,000 crore subsidy disbursed to home-buyers nder the Credit Linked Subsidy Scheme launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in June (CLSS), the Centre provides interest subsidy 2015, aims to ensure “housing for all by 2022” by U of up to around 2.67 lakh on home loans providing financial assistance to beneficiaries. The Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (Urban) aims to Under the Credit Linked Subsidy Scheme (CLSS), ensure “housing for all by 2022” the Centre provides interest subsidy of up to around PMAY (U) has four components -- CLSS, In 2.67 lakh on home loans to individuals, which reduces Situ Slum Redevelopment, Affordable Housing in the principal outstanding amount of the loan. Partnership and Beneficiary Led Construction -- “Under the CLSS component of PMAY (U), as on under which the ministry provides central assistance March 31, 2019, interest subsidy of 12,717 crore has Subsidy of over 12,000 crore has been disbursed been released across the country”. to home buyers till March under the government’s PMAY (U) has four components -- CLSS, In Credit Linked Subsidy Scheme, the Union Housing Situ Slum Redevelopment, Affordable Housing in and Urban Affairs Ministry has said in reply to an RTI Partnership and Beneficiary Led Construction -- query on 01 May 2019. under which the ministry provides central assistance The Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (Urban), to beneficiaries to construct their own houses.

14 I KAMAL SANDESH I 16-31 MAY, 2019 SHRADHANJALI BJP leader Gul Muhammad Mir killed in J&K’s Nowgam haratiya Janata Party leader the BJP in the valley was immense. Gul Muhammad Mir(60) was Extremist forces in the valley can’t B killed on May 4 by terrorists demoralise BJP karyakartas with in Jammu and Kashmir’s Nowgam in violence. My condolences with the Anantnag district of south Kashmir. bereaved family.” He was BJP district vice president. Union Home Minister Shri Rajnath Condemning the killing ,Prime Singh said, “Deeply anguished by Minister Shri Narendra Modi tweeted the killing of BJP leader in Jammu & “ Strongly condemn the killing of Kashmir, Ghulam Mohammed Mir ji. @BJP4JnK leader Shri Ghulam His killing is extremely reprehensible. Mohammed Mir. His contribution My heart goes out to his bereaved towards strengthening the party in family and well wishers.” J&K will always be remembered. There is no place He has been shot dead by terrorists at Nowgam, for such violence in our country. Condolences to his Verinag in South Kashmir. BJP state spokesman family and well-wishers.” Altaf Thakur said that Gul Muhammad Mir was BJP National President Shri Amit Shah expressing fired upon by suspected militants at his home this condolence tweeted “I am saddened by the killing evening. Termed the killing as barbaric, Altaf Thakur of Shri Ghulam Mohammed Mir, @BJP4JnK leader said, “He received four bullets and was brought from Anantnag. His contribution in strengthening dead to the hospital.” BJB Mandal President Manguli Jena Killed in Odisha hordha Mandal BJP President Khordha bandh from 8 a.m. to 2 Manguli Jena was shot p.m. on Monday. The party workers B at near Khurda BJP MLA staged protests outside a police candidate Kalucharan Khadayat’s station demanding immediate arrest residence by unidentified gunmen in of the killers. Khurda, Odisha just a day ahead of PM Shri Narendra Modi Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi’s condemned the Killing of BJP Mandal visit to the state during Lok Sabha leader in Odisha and said law and elections. This is the second instance order has deteriorated in the state of poll violence in the state during the under BJD rule. Lok Sabha election 2019 in less than “We are shattered to hear about three weeks. the murder of one of our party leaders He sustained critical bullet injuries and was of Khordha,” Union Minister Shri Dharmendra admitted to the district hospital but was declared Pradhan said. He blamed the ruling Biju Janata Dal dead on arrival by doctors. for the murder of the BJP worker and said they will Following the incident, the BJP called for get a befitting reply from voters.

16-31 MAY, 2019 I KAMAL SANDESH I 15 Article A Convenient Season for Being a ‘Proud Hindu’ to develop a vote combination through the UPA Government of a specific caste or a group where instead of treating the poor and that of the Muslim minority. as a class, the then Prime Minister, They owed their survival to this Dr. Manmohan Singh, announced Arun Jaitley polarisation. A significant attempt that the minorities have a first right to dissent from this practice was on the national exchequer. undertaken by senior BJP leader, Meanwhile, the socio- n the late 1980s and the Shri L.K. Advani, in the 1980s and economic profile of India changed early 1990s, the VHP the 1990s. He strongly argued in slowly consolidating and I would distribute stickers against a theocratic State, equality enlarging India’s middle-class. which became a launching pad for minorities but his larger point The middle-class is aspirational. for its slogan “गर㔵 से कहो हम हिन्饂 was that secularism can no It has strong concern on national हℂ”. Barring the BJP, a few other longer become a euphemism for security. It is religiously inclined but groups endorsed it, others majority bashing. He argued his not communal. At the same time, denounced this slogan as symbol case in modern vocabulary. A it will not accept majority bashing of communalism. I am sure large part of India started seeing as the definition of secularism. those still active in the VHP from a rationale in this. The majority The attitude of this class towards that era would have had the last community was liberal, tolerant national security related issues laugh when the Congress leader but no longer apologetic about such as terrorism and a special and its candidate from Bhopal, its own religious credentials. The status of Jammu & Kashmir, is Digvijay Singh, felt compelled Congress never understood the extremely strong. At the same to publicly announce “I time, its reaction on both too am a proud Hindu”. A Ayodhya and Sabarimala fundamental disagreement The PM touched upon the is self-evident. This has with Nehruvian secularism, unfounded allegations leveled created fear of the backlash as practiced in the 1950s, on him and his government in the minds of those who was that Panditji believed in the concluding section conventionally indulged in that Hinduism was old majority bashing and were fashioned, fundamentalist and remarked, “This politics compromising on issues and obscurantist. He continued for decades. In a of national security. Let us believed that it stood in multi-cornered election, parties analyse some of the recent the way of developing a like the SP, the BSP, the RJD episodes. scientific temperament. and, of late, even the TMC, went Rahul Gandhi This politics continued a step further of the Congress. for decades. In a multi- Without getting into cornered election, parties the larger issue of like the SP, the BSP, the RJD power of this sleeping giant. Shah whether a person can inherit and, of late, even the TMC, went Bano legislation brought by Shri his grandmother’s caste, the a step further of the Congress. Rajiv Gandhi was a result of his Congress has suddenly decided They created fear in the minds inability to gauge the reaction. to proclaim its President as ‘Janeu- of minorities and endeavoured This mistake continued even dhari Brahmin’. He has now been

16 I KAMAL SANDESH I 16-31 MAY, 2019 Article declared as ‘Shiv Bhakt’. He does terrorists. He holds the patent climaxed when, in the last few not miss an opportunity to visit for manufacturing the theory of days, its only lady candidate from temples and makes an event out ‘Hindu Terror.’ He took it to illogical Delhi, shed her family legacy of of each such programmes. His conclusion till the whole theory was ultra-Left leaning parents, who religious orientation was not visible busted. Today, realising the wrath were important interlocutors in either 2004, 2009 or 2014. of the electorate, he has become seeking a pardon for Afzal Guru, Is he willing to clarify his stand ‘proud’ of his Hindu credentials. and started wearing not only her on the statements that Mehbooba religion but her caste, her father’s Mufti and Omar Abdullah The AAP caste and her husband’s caste are regularly making literally The AAP has no answers. Its on her sleeve. I was wondering supporting soft-separatism? He leaders supported those who as to why those brought up in gets away by saying “I had some raised the highly objectionable atheist environment, for political other views but I went by my slogans in the Jawahar Lal Nehru convenience, start displaying their Party’s views on Sabarimala” but University. The Party’s sympathy religion and caste publicly. still not willing to spell out his stand for the jehadis and separatists India is a land of patriotic people. on either Ram Temple in Ayodhya is apparent. Besides supporting The contrarians are merely a fringe. or Sabarimala. On national security, his stand has been highly questionable. India is a land of patriotic people. The He wants the sedition laws to be contrarians are merely a fringe. The fringe can withdrawn. He wants the AFSPA be a disgruntled lot getting a disproportionate to be removed and the Army voice on electronic and social media, one personnel in J&K to be diluted. He had the audacity to visit the cannot belong to the fringe can win elections. Jawahar Lal Nehru University in This is the power of democracy. Religiosity is support of those who raised the suddenly being discovered. Majority bashing slogan“भारत तेरे टुकड़े हⴂगे, इंशाअल्लह has been replaced by a self-proclaimed title दा हℂ, तेरे of a ‘proud Hindu’ or even a ‘Punjabi Hinduﴂइंशाअल्लह” and “अफजल हम शर् कातिल जिंदा हℂ”. Kshatriya’. He has, till date, दा है, तेरे कातिल The fringe can be a disgruntled lotﴂslogans like ‘अफजल हम शर् not explained his जिंदा है’, it has, for months together, getting a disproportionate voice on presence at the JNU held up the file at the Delhi electronic and social media, one Sachivalaya to grant sanction cannot belong to the fringe can Digvijay Singh to the Delhi Police to prosecute win elections. This is the power of those who raised these slogans. democracy. Religiosity is suddenly The Congress candidate from It’s heart is with the jehadis and being discovered. Majority Bhopal is a well-known majority separatists but it realised that bashing has been replaced by a basher. He claimed that the Batla the electorate in Delhi never self-proclaimed title of a ‘proud House encounter during the UPA accepts parties or candidates Hindu’ or even a ‘Punjabi Hindu Government was a fake one. He with credentials of this kind. The Kshatriya’. Today, even atheist will carried on a campaign in support AAP has one simple question to wear their religion and caste on of the terrorists and against the answer “Why is sanction not being their sleeves. Elections, after all, security forces. He even visited given for prosecuting those who are a convenient season for all the Azamgarh to meet the relatives raise these anti-national slogans?” neo-converts. of the deceased or arrested But the hypocrisy of the AAP (The writer is Union Minister of Finance, GoI)

16-31 MAY, 2019 I KAMAL SANDESH I 17 Exclusive Interview - Lok Sabha Election 2019 We hope to win 25 out of 25 seats: Prakash Javadekar

Union HRD Minister Shri Prakash Javadekar is also election In-charge of for Lok Sabha elections 2019 and he has been camping in the state overseeing the elections for last many months. As the polling completes in Rajasthan, Kamal Sandesh Associate Editor Vikash Anand discussed with him at length about the campaign strategy and prospects of BJP in the state. Here are the excerpts:

You were election in-charge of Rajasthan BJP in the recently held assembly elections and at present you are also in-charge There is of the party in the on-going resentment among Lok Sabha elections in the people against Congress state. What difference you see government for not keeping in both these elections? its promises. That is why People I have always experienced that people take every election have named this state government differently. In the recently held as ‘promise-breaker’ government. The legislative elections in Rajasthan Congress government had promised BJP’s loss was not big, we were total farm loan waiver. Later on, it away from victory by just half percent of vote share and on every said that government would waive booth, BJP got only three votes loan only upto two lakhs. They less than Congress. However, truth did not keep this promise is that Congress came in power. too. Here, BJP government had done good work. But due to lack of communication with people about it’s works, we lost the assembly elections. is the symbol of nation’s security, In Lok Sabha elections we got In on-going Lok Sabha progress and strong leadership. Hanuman Beniwal, leader elections people are clear in their Earlier, in Assembly elections it Kirori Singh Bainsla and many opinion that this election is of Modi, was thought that the BJP would others join our side and have and they will vote for Modi as he get 30-40 seats but, BJP did well. increased our strength by uniting

18 I KAMAL SANDESH I 16-31 MAY, 2019 Exclusive Interview - Lok Sabha Election 2019 the social forces. Had it been done Rs. 6000 for the farmers. These all Narendra Modi with a hope, now in assembly elections, the results things have led the people against they are voting with confidence. would have been certainly different. the Congress government in the In these five years, people state and the peoples’ anger will saw that our Prime Minister did Present Congress government definitely reflect in voting. 24 X 7 hard work. The PM has no in the state is not up to the self interest; his every move has expectations of people. How its PM Narendra Modi’s been dedicated to the country. performance going to impact public meetings witness While interacting, once one tribal Lok Sabha elections? unprecedented peoples’ brother told me, “Earlier, when our There is resentment among people soldiers used to fell in the hands against Congress government for of enemy country, his headless not keeping its promises. That body used to arrive home. But this is why People have named this is the first Prime Minister under state government as ‘promise- whom when our soldiers who breaker’ government. The Popularity of landed in enemy country had Congress government had to be freed within 24 hours”. promised total farm loans the Prime Minister I believe, this faith on Modiji waiver. Later on, it said Shri Narendra Modi is is the main reason behind that government would so high that if you talk the massive gathering. waive loan upto two lakhs. They did not to ten people, eight want What was the election keep this promise too. to vote Modiji. In 2014 people campaign strategy They are imposing one have given the mandate to of the party in the condition after another state this time? in waiving farm loans. Shri Narendra Modi with a We have made a As a result, farmers’ hope, now they are voting with strategy to touch anger is bursting out. confidence. In these five years, every house of the Like farm loan waiver people saw that our Prime voters in the state and promise, the Congress communicate with the government had Minister did 24 X 7 hard work. people directly. Our promised to give 3500 The PM has no self interest; Party Karyakartas have stipend to unemployed his every move has been taken the message of youth, but did not the Prime Minister to the delivered it even for a single dedicated to the people via social media unemployed youth. Even country. and all other means of free treatment under Bhama communication available. Shah Yojana that was started by previous BJP government How many seats you are was also stopped by the present expecting from Rajasthan? dispensation. This Congress We hope to win 25 out of 25 seats. government did not execute participation. What is the Even Congress considers that we Ayushman Bharat Scheme reason behind this? will win here 20 -21 seats. Even too. Even they didn’t allow the Popularity of the Prime Minister though we lost assembly elections Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Shri Narendra Modi is so high that in the state with just half percent Nidhi scheme to be implemented if you talk to ten people, eight want of vote, we are definitely wining in Rajasthan, under which the to vote for Modiji. In 2014 people Lok Sabha with the lead of 8 to 10 central government is providing have given the mandate to Shri percentage of votes.

16-31 MAY, 2019 I KAMAL SANDESH I 19 Exclusive Interview - Lok Sabha Election 2019 In Karnataka BJP will script another landmark and get more seats in Tamilnadu: Muralidhar Rao

BJP National General Secretary Shri Muralidhar Rao is also party in-charge of Karnataka and Tamil Nadu for Lok Sabha elections 2019. He has extensively campaigned in these states for party candidates for last several months and tried his best to ensure the victory of BJP led NDA. As the polling has completed in Karnataka and Tamil Nadu, Kamal Sandesh Associate Editor Sanjeev Sinha broadly discussed with Shri Muralidhar Rao about the grand campaign strategy of BJP and performance of BJP led NDA this time in these states. Shri Muralidhar Rao revealed how BJP will script another landmark in Karnataka and will get more seats in Tamilnadu this time. Excerpts:

Lok Sabha elections have chief ministership and playing campaign was centered around already completed in a lead role in the government. Modiji and his performances. Karnataka and Tamil Nadu This alliance has practically Therefore, this time according where you are party in-charge. demonstrated the compulsions, to the feedbacks from various How did the party campaign in vulnerabilities, weaknesses of quarters I hope, we will be adding these states, and what were the such a coalition and shows how few more seats to BJP’s tally in major issues? blackmail and internal quarrel Karnataka and will script another In Karnataka BJP is always seen has become the order of the day. landmark in the state. Surely, the as a strong force but in the last Karnataka people are well aware party is going to outperform what assembly elections we couldn’t of this situation and it has given we have done in 2014. come to power because we fall a kind of advantage to BJP, that short of few seats. However, BJP is why BJP government or Modi What kind of support BJP is emerged as a Number one political government is needed. getting in Tamil Nadu? party with 104 seats. This one narrative along Tamil Nadu is a very big state with Following last assembly with the national narratives that 39+1 (Pondicherry), 40 seats. In election results, both the Congress national security, development, 2014 elections, the undercurrent and JD(S) realized their strength good governance, transparent in favour of Modiji helped us a and came together to form an governance and corruption free lot but that time we were having alliance government for their governance, welfare of the poor a different rainbow coalition with existence. Congress was so etc. has helped a lot to BJP. small parties. We got significant scared, that it has positioned itself In Karnataka the election vote share of 19.5 percent but seat as a subordinating force in the campaign of BJP practically has conversion was not proportionate alliance government and JD(S) gone on the way we thought of. It to it. So we were able to get only with only 38 seats has taken the was of Modiji Vs the rest. So the two Seats.

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Now, in this election against So, Mahagatbandhan is only five constituencies having grand DMK and Congress combination, now a slogan and it is a kind of dreams of becoming the Prime we have been able to create a utopia and in ground there is no Minister. So that was the reason, good viable and vibrant alliance such grand coalition and this grand grand coalition could not get along with AIDMK, PMK, DMDK coalition has not become possible established. and other few parties. Because of because they are not agreeing on People also knew it. They need this alliance in Tamil Nadu the fight one leader, they are not agreeing a stable government, decisive has become very intensive and on who will rule and what will be the government and government in my view with the leadership of which can take decisions, what Modiji and his Campaign, we have only Modiji can deliver. been able to create a chemistry which we wanted to create among The What will be the performance the alliance partners and narrative of BJP led NDA at the national level? people. Therefore, definitely the general public we are thinking for scripting The narrative the general a successful NDA story have created about public have created about there. NDA under the the Modi government the Modi government leadership of Modiji will at the centre is that, at the centre is that, get good numbers in the nation is safe in the the nation is safe in Tamil Nadu this time. the hands of Modiji, hands of Modiji, this nation this nation has got What type of has got stable government stable government challenge the under Modiji, the leadership of under Modiji, the BJP and NDA is Modiji is decisive, it is able to leadership of Modiji is getting from the decisive, it is able to Mahagatbandhan of negotiate with global agencies, negotiate with global opposition parties? multilateral agencies and all agencies, multilateral There is no important countries because of agencies and all Mahagatbandhan all strong and uncompromising important countries over the country. There leadership and the because of strong is no opposition unity and uncompromising all over the country. They interests of our country leadership and the wanted to see the fight can only be protected interests of our country can between BJP Vs the rest. You under the Modi only be protected under the know rest is represented by government. Modi government. So, people one candidate against BJP and are also discussing these issues the opposition strategy was not and supporting the BJP led NDA to allow the division of anti-BJP on this basis. votes. However, in many important They are realising the states they have not been able to agenda, what will be the program. importance of issues like national do this. If you take the example of Someone has proposed Rahul security, national development, Uttar Pradesh there is no united Gandhi’s name and other parties welfare of the poor, good fight, in Bengal there is no united are not accepting it. Other parties governance and corruption free fight, in Odisha there is no united have proposed some others governance etc. So, I think for fight, in Kerala there is no united names, and the Congress has these positive developments BJP fight and in Andhra Pradesh there not accepted them. Even the five led NDA will get more seats then is nothing like that. parties which is thinking of winning what we obtained in 2014.

16-31 MAY, 2019 I KAMAL SANDESH I 21 Exclusive Interview - Lok Sabha Election 2019 If in 2014 a wave was in favour of Modiji, this time it is a Tsunami in his favour: Bhupender Yadav

BJP National General Secretary and Bihar BJP In-Charge for Lok Sabha elections 2019 Shri Bhupender Yadav, who hails from Rajasthan is also a Member of Parliament (Rajya Sabha). Amidst his hectic election schedule, he talked to the Associate Editor of Kamal Sandesh, Ram Prasad Tripathy over phone about the developments of this general election till date and prospects of the party in Bihar. He said, “If in 2014 a wave was in favour of Modiji, this time it is a Tsunami in his favour”. Shri Yadav also outlined, “This time the BJP alliance will break the previous record of 2014, get more seats in Bihar and establish a new landmark”. Excerpts:

With only two phases of voting For their love and affection this massive public support? left, the election process is in its towards the Prime Minister, Following the inception of the culminating phase. As election people from all walks of life, be Modi government in 2014, in-charge of Bihar what it academia or media, sports or Prime Minister Shri Narendra uniqueness you are visualizing art, youth, women and resident Modi instead of indulging in in this election till date? or NRI everybody suomoto popular politics with freebies As per my views, this 2019 election coming out of their homes, has addressed the longstanding is completely different from other convincing the people, writing on fundamental issues of the people, elections earlier. For the first the social media walls and doing like providing electricity to the last time after decades, the nation is everything to bring back the village, providing LPG connection seeing a pro-incumbency wave in Modi government once again to to women from BPL class favor of the ruling establishment the helm of affairs of the country. under Ujjwala Yojana, providing i.e. Shri Narendra Modi led NDA Like the Karyakartas of BJP, the sanitation under Swachhata establishment at the centre. If common people are also doing mission, bank account for direct in 2014 a wave was in favour of the whole lot with double energy cash transfer under Jan Dhan Modiji, this time it is a Tsunami in to ensure the victory of the party Yojana, providing best health favour of him. An undercurrent in this election and this is unique. care facilities to the poor under has been flowing everywhere in These are completely new things Ayushman Bharat, providing the country in favour of the BJP for us and it tells everything. housing for all by 2022, network and Modiji and that anybody can of roads in the nook and corner sense. What are the reasons behind of the country, strengthening

22 I KAMAL SANDESH I 16-31 MAY, 2019 Exclusive Interview - Lok Sabha Election 2019 the defense infrastructure of the Narendra Modi becomes the parties etc. are some of the other country, a robust economy etc. Prime Minister again. These are major issues of this election. have enabled ‘Ease of Living’ major reasons for the massive for citizens and elevated India public support. Do you think the to assume its rightful place as Mahagatbandhan can play a major power in the comity of What are the foremost issues any role in this election? nations. of 2019 general election and Now Mahagatbandhan has Secondly, PM Shri Narendra particularly in Bihar? become a no entry zone Modi’s impeccable track record, Not only in Bihar but also for many parties. In UP and corruption free governance, his Bengal Congress is out of the commitment towards the nation, gathbandhan, in Bihar, SP and his dedication towards his work, BSP are out of the gathbandhan, his vision for a ‘New India’ and in Delhi and other states AAP his good governance has won is out of the gathbandhan. over the hearts of 1.3 billion Not only in In fact, the Congress-led people of this country. Bihar but also opposition is not the Thirdly, PM Shri Mahagathbandhan Narendra Modi has everywhere in the but it is ‘Mahamilavati given a fitting reply Gathbandhan’. to those who has country, National Security Thus, from the very tried to harm India is a foremost issue of this beginning the people in anyway. Chinese of this country has activity in Doklam election. Apart from it good dismissed the anti- and Balakot in governance, corruption free India agenda of the Pakistan are burning Mahagatbandhan examples of it. He government, developments, parties and giving has also convinced keeping the country safe from massive support in all the world community the states to BJP. on terrorism and the clutches of the anti- forced the UN to India mindset parties etc. How BJP will perform declare Masood Azhar in this election? type dreaded terrorists are some of the other See, this time we are as global terrorist and major issues of this fighting the elections upgraded the defence in Bihar in alliance with sector to face any challenge election. JD(U) and LJP. I have posed by any neighboring extensively toured the state, country. Now the nation is feeling interacting with the public and safe under the stewardship of campaigning for the party. I can PM Shri Modi and people know assure you, this time the BJP that only Shri Narendra Modi alliance will break the record of can keep the country secure. everywhere in the country, 2014, get more seats in Bihar Therefore, they are reposing faith National Security is a foremost and establish a new landmark. on him and want to see him as the issue of this election. Apart from However, I can foresee, even PM consecutively for the second it good governance, corruption all through the country BJP will time. And the public know India free government, developments, perform exceptionally well and will emerge as a superpower keeping the country safe from the will surpass its pervious figures in the next five years if Shri clutches of the anti-India mindset of 2014 general election.

16-31 MAY, 2019 I KAMAL SANDESH I 23 Exclusive Interview - Lok Sabha Election 2019 BJP is going to win even more seats than in 2014 elections: Arun Singh

BJP National General Secretary Shri Arun Singh is looking after the PM’s programmes and In-charge of BJP National Headquarters and states like Odisha. He is deeply engaged in party campaign for Lok Sabha elections 2019. Kamal Sandesh Executive Editor Dr. Shiv Shakti Bakshi discussed with him various election related issues and his perception of the ground reality. Here are the excerpts:

You have been touring many four years booth committees were he has given, we are treading on states in the course of the Lok continuously constituted, booth the path to realise that vision. The Sabha election campaign. What centric works and meetings at booth leaders of the ‘gathbandhan’ who kind of atmosphere you see level have taken place. Full timers are fighting among themselves have prevailing on the ground and are working for last three years. The only exposed their contradictions. why? organizational work which has been Therefore we are not bothered about See, whatever I have seen at ground done in last four years under the them. We are not concerned about level, it can be said to be a “Modi leadership of our party president Shri the alliance. We as karyakartas are wave’. It is “Modi wave” everywhere. Amit Shah is unprecedented. The engaged in our works. Everyone wants to make Shri national president has toured every How do you see the last five Narendra Modi Prime Minister of state at least three times and even years economic performance of the country in 2019 also. People are spared time for night stays and also the Modi government? full of enthusiasm and they are filled conducted meetings. See, there are two things – if you with confidence also that Modi ji will Third reason is that the character compare the economic situation become PM again. You will ask about of this ‘gathbandhan’ has been from what we had in 2014, then we the reasons. The main reason is that exposed. It is a ‘gathbandhan’ of self can say inflation is under control. people consider the work done for interest. It is a ‘mahamilavati’ alliance. Similarly Current account Deficit poor, farmer, youth, women, SCs and It is made to stop one person. These is also under control. And thirdly, STs by Shri Modi ji in last five years kinds of alliances never succeed. sensex is also high and interest rates as unprecedented. Along with this We are contesting the elections have also come down. In this election he has enhanced the respect of India on the agenda of development. The price rise is not an issue. Along with across the world. He has made the massive transformational work done this India’s ranking in Ease of Doing identity of India as a powerful nation. by Modi ji in last five years and the Business has improved significantly The 130 crore people of this country vision under which these works will and Transparency International and are filled with a sense of pride. continue till 2022 to celebrate 75th IMF are acknowledging our efforts Secondly, on the organisational anniversary of our independence and applauding Modi ji. Many front also BJP has a membership of is getting huge people’s support. international agencies are also more than 11 crore and in the last With the vision of ‘New India’ which upgrading our rankings. We have

24 I KAMAL SANDESH I 16-31 MAY, 2019 Exclusive Interview - Lok Sabha Election 2019 become sixth largest economy in education, irrigation, employment our karyakartas firmer and people’s the world and on the way to become have broken down and people feel support has been increasing. fifth very soon. It is a very huge that Naveen Patnaik is now not Today support for us has increased achievement. capable of developing the state. manifold. It is the history of our Modi government has taken Therefore people have made up country that people never tolerate many innovative steps. What are their mind in favour of BJP. In state violence. People go with non- the results? and at center, they want to see violence. Perhaps Mamta Bannerjee Through , , BJP government. In this context is not aware of it, therefore when the Start Up and Stand Up programmes the organisational work has also results will come out on 23rd, it will entrepreneurs and youth are getting expanded. Earlier there were only be one-sided in the favour of BJP. In encouragement and business is 450 mandals in the entire state, the other states also whether in Kerala or increasing. For instance earlier number of these mandals have now in Tamil Nadu, BJP will make good there were only two companies in been increased to 1000. Smaller entry and in Northeast BJP is set to the field of mobile manufacturing mandals were constituted and along get very good results. but now this number has increased with these districts units were also You have been looking after to 120! In the leadership of Modi ji formed. Booth committees were the programmes of the Prime speedy administrative reforms have formed. Agitations were organised Minister and have been In-charge taken place. Through Digital India, upto mandal level. As a result in the of the party Headquarters for corruption too has been reined in. local body elections BJP was able last four years. How do you The beneficiaries are now getting to win 10 times more than 36 seats manage your work and what money directly into their accounts which it held earlier. kind of response you see in PM’s through DBT. Millions of funds have The Odisha BJP organisation programmes? been saved till date. Digital India has has become much stronger. The There is no problem in managing also become instrumental in giving organization has reached upto the works. Everything can be done instant reliefs in many cases and booth level. In the last four years BJP if one is well organised and knows problems are getting solved. Even national president visited Odisha to manage time well. Along with all accountabilities are getting fixed. several times. He himself under the other works I spend one-two days Almost all political analysts programme ‘Mera booth, sabse in the party Headquarters after 5-6 believe that the states where majboot’ pasted posters on the walls days of pravas and complete all the BJP was not so strong earlier, of houses in the state. I have seen for pending works. this time BJP is getting massive the first time that a national president So far PM’s programme is support in them. How do you see has himself pasted the posters. To concerned, I can say that even while this phenomenon? extend the ideology and work of personality of Shri Narendra Modi Actually PM Modi has been saying party in the state efforts were made ji being so huge, he never raises from the beginning that he wants to upto the booths. any question on the programmes see the states in the east not only The central government’s work assigned for him by the party. All doing as well as those in the west but has been carried out in West Bengal programmes are proving to be very doing even better than them. Due to but some of the work has been successful. various programmes and projects stopped. Mamta Didi is hesitant People are coming in of PM for the eastern states people in implementing centre’s scheme unprecedented numbers in the PM’s feel that Shri Narendra Modi wants in the state. At the organizational programmes. The kind of people’s to do a lot for them. For Odisha also level, expansion work is going on support and response that we PM has plans in his mind therefore continuously. Entire West Bengal is are witnessing in his programmes BJP’s performance in Odisha is feeling oppressed by Mamta Didi. and the kind of enthusiasm these also improving. The 19 year rule that The kind of violence which Mamta programmes are generating, I can was in Odisha, under this rule the Bannejee is unleashing on our see that BJP is going to win even basic facilities like electricity, water, activists is making the commitment of more seats than in 2014 elections.

16-31 MAY, 2019 I KAMAL SANDESH I 25 ‘Ease of Living’ for citizens: A Big Achievement of Modi Government Under the leadership of Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi, the government has not only focussed on improving the Ease of Doing Business where India witnessed a massive improvement in the past five years as its ranking improved 65 places from 142nd in 2014 to 77th in 2018. Emphasis has also been placed upon improving ‘Ease of Living’ for citizens across different sectors. This has been brought about by lesser government interference and simplification of cumbersome processes. The government took up certain governance reforms with innovative approaches to chronic problems while eliminating corruption and ensuring ease of living, such as :

• Interviews were abolished for all group C and D, People are no longer required to repeatedly visit other non-gazetted group B posts leading to a shutdown cities for getting their passports. of the entire system of ‘recommendations’, thereby • The PAHAL scheme for direct benefit transfers for reducing the menace of corruption in jobs. LPG was effectively implemented. This meant the • Self-attestation of documents was allowed reducing LPG subsidy arrived in bank accounts of beneficiaries the hardship faced by citizens. directly, with no middlemen involved. • Red beacons on VIP cars were removed ending the • Authenticity of online documents was ensured through long-established VIP culture. the Digital Locker System for sharing e-documents • There was a simplification of the Driving License through registered repositories. Application Procedure and the procedure for • The National Scholarships Portal was set up as a one obtaining passports was streamlined by removing stop solution for an end to end scholarship process. unnecessary delays. Not only this, scholarship grants were transferred to • Before 2014, there were 77 Passport SewaKendras. students via direct benefit transfer. This number has now increased to more than 400. • 100 accessible websites of various State

26 I KAMAL SANDESH I 16-31 MAY, 2019 Governments/ UTs under Accessible India Campaign were launched easing their access to Divyangs. • Long hectic queues at toll plazas are now becoming things of the past. The introduction of Electronic Toll Collection (ETC) ensures seamless movement of traffic and collection of fee as per notified rates.With a total number of 440 Toll Plazas, more than 34.3 lakh FASTags units have been issued. • There will be further easing of transportation of goods with plans to link e-way bills with FASTags. EASE OF LIVING FOR THE POOREST SECTIONS OF SOCIETY • As per an estimate, healthcare costs land more than 5 crore India into poverty, with 3.8 crore fell below the poverty line due to spending on medicines alone. In this context, many steps taken show how Modi government has brought ease of living for the people: • The launch of Ayushman Bharat is reducing • All these reforms illustrate the government’s effort expenditure of poor people, as healthcare is now towards making a New India as per 21stcentury affordable for all. More than 15 lakh beneficiaries expectations, aspirations and hopes to bring about a have beenadmitted to hospitals and treated for free. qualitative improvement in lives of people. Some treatments availed include Cardio-thoracic & vascular surgery, urology and neurosurgery. Ease of Living for Millions of Indians • Nearly 5,000 PM BharatiyaJanaushadhiKendras are • Eating out is more inexpensive under the GST regime. providing affordable medicines and are functional Taxes that used to range anywhere between 15-20% across the country. These provide medicines at vastly earlier are a thing of history. Today, there is only a 5% lesser than the market price of medicines. GST on eating out. • In the past five years the price of stents and knee • With elimination of checkposts, trucks carrying implants have reduced greatly owing to proactive goods are travelling faster, reducing logistics measures by the NDA government to cap their prices. costs and delays. Small traders benefitted with the end of multiplicity of taxes while registration filing, EASE OF LIVING FOR THOSE ARRIVING IN INDIA assessment, refund are online under GST replacing • An Online Event Clearance System has been inspector raj with a transparent system. Consequently, introduced to grant security clearances to due to the GST reforms by Modi government, overall conferences, seminars or workshops organized in reduction of prices has ultimately benefited the end India. This has eased the issue of Conference Visas consumer. for foreign nationals and delegates intending to • The big move to ensure that people with net taxable attend such events. income up to Rs. 5 lakh incur no tax liability, has • The ‘e-Visa’ facility covers approximately all the benefited crores of taxpayers. Nowadays, getting an countries of the world. income tax refund is no longer a matter of years but of • The foreigner arriving does not have to interact with just a few days. Furthering the effort to Ease of Living, any Indian official till his arrival at the immigration Modi government, as announced in interim budget, is counter, making it easier to reach India. With the working on giving refund in 24 hours. Easing the lives implementation of this facility the number of foreigners of taxpayers, 99.54 per cent of income-tax returns who visited India on e-visa have gone up from 5.17 were accepted as they were filed in the current year. lakh in 2015 to 21 lakh in 2018. • Pension provides security in second innings of the

16-31 MAY, 2019 I KAMAL SANDESH I 27 life. The time taken for processing pension papers lesser price than the market price across around reduced with the simplification of pension claim 5,000 Jan Aushadhi stores, then the medicinal procedure by Modi government. expenses of people vastly come down. Aadhaar-linked Digital Life Certificates have provided • Home loans became much more inexpensive than Ease of Living to pensioners by doing away with before. For example, in November 2013, the SBI requirement to be physically present before the home loan interest rate was around 10.30%, which, in certification authority. About 2.5 crore pensioners 2019 stands at around 8.5%.If you consider a home have availed this facility since 2014. loan of Rs. 20 lakhs over 20 years, savings due to • Efforts like , PM Vaya Vandana lower interest rates would be about Rs. 26,000 per Yojana are steps taken for benefits to old age people year & about Rs. 5 lakhs over full tenure. with minimum investment, maximum benefits for • Similarly, even education loans have become more Ease of Living. affordable. • Unlike earlier times, obtaining a passport is no more a • Many people put their life’s savings into buying an hassle. There has been rapid increase in the number apartment. Sometimes they ended up feel cheated of Passport Service Kendras from 77 in 2014 to 490, by builders. Some builders would delay delivery or which has made delivery of passport services easy even change plans without consent. Real Estate and convenient. Regulation Act – RERA, was passed to empower • Apart from these, with Digital India initiative and push homebuyers and reform the real estate sector. for digital transactions, seamless transactions have • Now, builders are required to create a separate eased the process of payment of utility bills and escrow account in which significant part of the many different kinds of payments. For the first time, amount received from the buyers will have to be as on January 2019, the volume of UPI transactions deposited, thus ensuring that the money is not crossed 672.75 million with an amount of more than diverted elsewhere. The withdrawals will depend on Rs. 1.09 lakh crores transacted. the extent of work completion and will only be allowed • When a government caps cardiac stent prices and to cover the cost of construction and the cost of land. knee implants, slashing prices by 50-70%, it means With aspirations of homes, education, health and an more people can afford stents to tend to their ailing easier daily life being fulfilled, Ease of Living is becoming hearts and knees. a reality in the lives of crores of Indians after the advent • If generic medicines are available, sometimes at far of the Modi government.

28 I KAMAL SANDESH I 16-31 MAY, 2019 Paving the Way for Rural Prosperity

ural infrastructure is cornerstone of overall even before the deadline. The Modi government development of the nation. Under the Modi electrified more than 18,000 villages, many of them in R government, the sector has received massive extremely remote areas or across hills. When the last impetus so as to bridge the gap between rural and urban un-electrified village in India, Leisang, in Manipur, was life. electrified, the whole nation applauded in a wave of jubilation. Development truly became a mass movement, Rural Road Construction on Priority as PM Modi often exhorts the nation. Rural roads are an inextricable part of rural infrastructure, Now, electrification has moved onto powering which provide connectivity to the diverse set of markets every home and 2.5 crore households have already and services that aid the rural economy to grow. been powered through the SAUBHAGYA Yojana, as of Speed of rural road construction has doubled from February 2019. One must remember that many of these 69 km per day in 2013-14 to 134 km per day in 2017-18. households belong to the poor and underprivileged, Rural road connectivity is more than 91% as of October often residing in rural or rurban clusters. 2018, as against 55% in March 2014, ensuring that Modi government’s initiative to bring light to every villages do not fall behind in the development trajectory village in the country was recognised and praised by of a New India. (IEA) International Energy Agency as well. The agency A massive 1.95 lakh km of road length were completed called it one of the greatest success stories in the world under Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana since 2013- last year in its World Energy Outlook 2018 report. 14. A significant number of unconnected habitationshave already been provided connectivity. 100% connectivity Improving connectivity in rural areas is targeted by March 2019. This greatly aids goods and Modi government is committed to equip Indian villages services reach villages, farmers reach markets and youth with modern technology. As a result, progress of Bharat avail educational and employment opportunities. The Net project has been going on at a rapid speed and scale. targeted construction of thousands of kilometres of roads As of May 31, 2014, basic communication infrastructure in areas affected by Left Wing Extremism is also helping was abysmal and only 59 Gram Panchayats were made development reach those areas. service ready, with only 358 km optical fibre cables laid. In contrast, as of Feb-2019, 3.13 lakh km of OFC Setting Records in Rural Electrification had been laid, covering 1.24 lakh Gram Panchayats out Electricity opens up a whole new world of opportunities of which 1.17 lakh GPs are connected to high-speed from children being able to study at night to farming and broadband and are service ready. allied activities becoming tech-intensive. Prime Minister Modi government is developing rural infrastructure in Narendra Modi had declared in his 2015 Independence its entirety, with a target leaving no village undeveloped, Day speech that the government would electrify every thus paving the way for a new India which is progressive single village in 1,000 days. This target was achieved and equipped with modern infrastructure.

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Prime Ministers Shri Narendra Modi began his campaign trail for the 2019 General elections and Assembly elections in some of the states, with rallies in Meerut in Uttar Pradesh, Rudrapur in Uttarakhand and Jammu in Jammu and Kashmir. Since then from Kashmir to Kanyakumari and Jamnagar to Silchar, there is no part of the nation that the Prime Minister did not visit. Shri Narendra Modi is known for his high levels of energy but, the scale of his activity in the last few months will surprise everyone. In the period from 25th December to 1st May, which is around 125 days, the PM has held 200 programmes across 27 states and Union Territories. The Prime Minister joined 30 programmes in Delhi itself. These numbers speak for themselves. They also offer a unique glimpse into the working style and multi-tasking abilities of our PM Shri Narendra Modi. Through these programmes in just 125 days, Shri Modi has tried to touch every segment and almost every Indian. What is most striking about these programmes is the diversity. From students to scientists, farmers to entrepreneurs, foreign heads of state to Party workers, the calendar of Shri Modi has it all. The Prime Minister is not only the official face of the BJP campaign but its star campaigner as well. From the beginning of the election process he has addressed several massive rallies, participated in Road shows and interacted with the public in several programs in various places of the country. In every speech the PM has been trying his best to give the report card of the last five years of his government at the centre and reveling his vision and road map of development for the country in upcoming times. Here we are publishing the excerpts of various speeches of the Prime Minister in different states of the country for our esteemed readers.

Cooch Behar, West Bengal It’s time to end Didi’s rule in Bengal: Modi

rime Minister Shri Narendra Modi said that West they can understand from her anger and frustration,” Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee was he said. P fast losing ground in the State. At an election Shri Narendra Modi criticized the Trinamool rally in Cooch Behar, West Bengal on 05 May, 2019 Shri Congress of being involved in the Saradha and Rose Modi charged CM Ms. Banerjee with denting the image Valley chit fund scams, not utilizing the Centre’s funds of the State and not allowing Central funds to come into and not checking human trafficking and illegal infiltration the State. “The speed-breaker Didi of Bengal is unable in the State. to sleep; she is venting all her anger on her officials Highlights of the speech and the Election Commission. If someone wants to • People here are more matured. They have waited for understand what shifting of political grounds feels like a long time for the BJP, but now the time has arrived.

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• Shri Modi slammed the Congress and Left parties on hard-working people lead its growth. issues of development, corruption, internal security • The nation has long witnessed the corrupt, unstable and cross-border terrorism. governments of the ‘Mahamilawat’ parties • Opposition parties had now come together to • This is the major difference between the BJP and oppose “the chowkidar who is working day and night the UP’s Mahamilawat of Congress-BSP-SP; while for the country, its progress and strength. they want to centralize power in their own hands and • Congress head Rahul Gandhi forging a clandestine benefit their closed ones in Delhi, we are constantly nexus with Left parties, which had been exposed by working to ensure that government decisions and its his decision to contest from Kerala. impact reaches corners far beyond Delhi. • Even in the North-East blockades of all sorts have become a thing of the past and violence is on the Hindaun, Sikar and Bikaner, Rajasthan decline. ‘Rajasthan wants BJP again’ Pratapgarh and Basti, Uttar Pradesh Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi addressed three ‘Due to the continuous massive rallies in Hindaun, Sikar and Bikaner in Rajasthan on May 03, 2019. The rallies saw Shri Modi efforts Masood Azhar tear apart the Congress’ changing claims of ‘surgical strikes’ in their tenure and said, “First they (Congress) declared a global terrorist’ mocked our ‘surgical strikes’ and now are themselves Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi addressed two major claiming that they conducted six such strikes during rallies in Pratapgarh and Basti in Uttar Pradesh on May their terms. First they mocked, then they protested and 04, 2019. Addressing his supporters, PM Shri Modi now they say Me Too, Me Too.” said, “Due to the continuous efforts of our government, Addressing the huge crowd of enthusiastic Pak-based terrorist Masood Azhar was declared a supporters, PM Shri Modi said, “Two days ago, one global terrorist by the UN. Now Pakistan must deal with of India’s greatest enemies, Mazood Azhar, was him or should wait for Diwali in India because India will designated a global terrorist by the United Nations. no longer tolerate terrorism against itself in any form.” This Pakistan-based terrorist had become a huge The rallies also saw Shri Modi tear apart the divided nuisance threatening our nation’s security for a very Opposition ‘Mahamilawat’ and called its leaders as long time. However, the Congress governments did not people who are perpetually at each other’s throats. He take this issue seriously. Our strong national security said, “The work culture of these parties is that of creating policy ensured that we bought this terrorist to his rightful rifts within the society, dividing people on the basis of designation by the international community. After Uri caste and religion and gaining political leverage out of and Balakot, this is our third surgical strike against it. The nation has long witnessed the corrupt, unstable terror.” governments of the ‘Mahamilawat’ parties and their track record shows whenever they come to power, they bring the country towards casteism.” Highlights of the speech • The BJP governments both in Uttar Pradesh and at the Centre have worked to improve the lives of the people. • The vision of the BJP government to serve the people of U.P is quite clear • We want to eradicate poverty, disease; • We want to remove caste and other forms of discrimination from the state • We want to create an Uttar Pradesh as a state where

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Highlights of the speech next five years. • First they (Congress) mocked our ‘surgical strikes’ Highlights of the speech and now are themselves claiming that they conducted • The recent terror attacks in Sri Lanka reiterated that six such strikes during their terms. terrorism remains a great threat to the whole world • Our strong national security policy ensured that we and needs a strong approach to eliminate it. bought Masood Azhar to his rightful designation by • We have followed a zero-tolerance policy towards the international community. terrorism and since 2014, we have continuously • Congress governments have always been quite taken measures to strengthen India’s national ineffective in addressing the concerns of the people security while attacking terrorists in their home-turfs and making their lives easier. if they dare attack India in any way. • The people of Rajasthan particularly remember how • Compared to the anti-national promises made by the Congress even failed to stop India’s share of the Congress in its election manifesto, the BJP-led water that was flowing into Pakistan, which could NDA stands firm on its resolve and commitment for have been used to reduce water scarcity in Rajasthan. • The ineffective and corrupt governance of Congress governments brought our country to a phase where India was known globally as a nation of ‘snake-charmers.’ • In contrast, under the NDA government’s good governance, India is now knows internationally as the nation of ‘mouse charmers’ owing to India’s vast and growing IT sector. • These elections have clearly demonstrated that the greater security for all Indians. people of Rajasthan are overwhelmingly in favour of • These days Congress leaders are dreaming about bringing the BJP’s good governance back. killing Modi because he is acting so strong on terror. • We will continue to make rapid strides in India’s • PM Shri Modi questioned the Congress party for development in the years to come. its questionable and compromising stance against terrorists and their sympathizers. Hoshangabad, Madhya Pradesh • Even the Sri Lankan government recently banned the ‘BJP-led NDA stands firm on TV channel of hate preacher Zakir Naik for spreading hate in their country. its resolve and commitment • However, we all still remember how a former Congress for greater security for all CM of Madhya Pradesh was all praises about this hate-preacher and even invited him to address our Indians’ security personnel on the issue of terrorism. Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi addressed a massive • Do not forget these actions and statements of the rally in Hoshangabad constituency of Madhya Pradesh Congress leaders when they go to vote. on May 01, 2019 where he talked about various issues • Shri Modi said that once elected back to power, his concerning the nation such as national security, the government will work on expanding the social security mis-governance of the country by Opposition parties net for all Indians while also creating infrastructure to as well as his agenda to develop the country for the address the needs of a growing country like India.

32 I KAMAL SANDESH I 16-31 MAY, 2019 Cyclone Fani devastates Odisha PM Modi conducts aerial survey and releases 1,381 crore for immediate relief works

he added. The Prime Minister also expressed full solidarity with the people of Odisha. He said the Centre is fully committed not only for providing immediate relief but also to ensure the rebuilding of the state. PM Shri Modi also spoke to CM Naveen Patnaik just after the cyclone and discussed the situation in the aftermath of Fani, assuring continuous support from the Centre. With the instructions of the PM the National Crisis Management Committee, headed by Cabinet Secretary P K Sinha, had reviewed relief measures in affected areas of Odisha, West Bengal and Andhra Pradesh. Cyclone ‘Fani’ barreled through the coastal Odisha near Puri on 03 May, 2019, causing widespread destruction in the coastal areas from Ganjam to Balasore and leaving lakhs grappling with water shortage and power cuts.

rime Minister Shri Narendra Modi on 6 May, 2019 conducted an aerial survey to review P the damage caused by Cyclone Fani, which claimed at least 37 lives in Odisha last week. The Prime Minister also lauded Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik for the latter’s efforts to evacuate 11 lakh people from the coast, provide relief and assistance to the people. “Naveen babu ne bahut acha plan kiya, Bharat sarkar usmein unke saath reh karke sari cheezon ko aage badha payegi (CM Naveen has done a good job. The Centre will work with the state government to take things forward),” the Prime Minister said. The PM said, “Communication was very good between the state and central government. I was also monitoring the situation. The way the people of Odisha complied with every instruction of the government is praiseworthy”. “The Government of India has announced Rs. 381 crore earlier. A further Rs 1,000 crore will be released,”

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