New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said collective efforts will help young people without political background to enter politics. He said the kind of spirit people showed during the freedom struggle to achieve the goal of a ‘developed India’ needs to be shown again to achieve the goal of a ‘developed India’. In his monthly ‘Mann Ki Baat’ radio programme, Modi said his call for one lakh youths without any political background to join politics on Independence Day has received a massive response and some youths have said dynastic politics stifles new talent. “This year, I have called upon one lakh youths without any political background to join the political system from the Red Fort. My response to this is tremendous. This shows how large a number of our youths are ready to join politics,” he said.
The Prime Minister said that these youths are just looking for the right opportunity and the right guidance. Modi said, “I have also received letters from youths across the country on this subject. It is also getting a tremendous response on social media. People have sent me many kinds of suggestions. Some youths have written in their letters that this is really unimaginable for them. Due to not having a political legacy of their grandfather or parents, they were not able to enter politics even if they wanted to.” He said that some youths have written that they have good experience of working at the grassroots level and hence they can be helpful in solving the problems of the people. He said, “Some youths have also written that family politics suppresses new talents. Some youths said that such efforts will strengthen our democracy further. I thank everyone for sending suggestions on this subject.”
The Prime Minister expressed hope that with collective efforts, even those youths who have no political background will be able to come forward in politics. Modi said that the experience and dedication of the youth will be useful for the country. He said, “Even during the freedom struggle, many such people had emerged in every field of society who had no political background. They had devoted themselves for the freedom of India. Today we need the same spirit once again to achieve the goal of developed India. I will tell all my young friends to definitely join this campaign. ” He said, “This step of yours will change the future of yourself and the country. “
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Modi also spoke to alumni of Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Madras and young entrepreneurs of ‘GalaxyEye’ space startup at the event, who highlighted their work. He lauded the growing vibrant space ecosystem in the country. The Prime Minister said the country’s youth has benefited immensely from various reforms in the space sector. He said India celebrated the first National Space Day on August 23 to mark the first anniversary of the successful landing of its spacecraft on the moon. He said the ‘Har Ghar Tiranga’ and ‘Poora Desh Tiranga’ campaigns were a tremendous success.
Modi said, “We saw the tricolour fluttering in homes as well as in schools, universities. People put the tricolour in their shops, offices, people also put the tricolour on their desktops, mobiles and vehicles. When people join hands to express a sentiment, it gives a unique glory to any campaign.” He said that a tricolour rally was also taken out with a 750-metre long flag on the world’s tallest Chenab railway bridge. The Prime Minister said, “We all saw the beautiful pictures of the tricolour yatra on Dal Lake in Srinagar. A yatra was taken out with a 600-foot long tricolour in East Kameng district of Arunachal Pradesh. On the same lines, people of all ages participated in such tricolour yatras in other states of the country.” He said that this campaign tied the whole country in the thread of unity and this is ‘Ek Bharat, Shreshtha Bharat’.
In his radio programme, Modi also gave the example of Barekuri village in Assam where the people of the Moran community have a very strong bond with the Hoolock Gibbon. He said, “When they realised that the gibbons love bananas, they started cultivating bananas. Apart from this, they decided to perform the rituals related to the birth and death of the gibbons just like they do for their people. They have also given names to the gibbons.” He said, “Recently, the gibbons were facing difficulties due to the electricity wire passing nearby. In such a situation, the people of this village raised this issue with the government and soon a solution was found.” Giving another example of human-animal relationship, he said that in Arunachal Pradesh, young people have started using 3-D printing technology to save wild animals from being hunted for their horns and teeth.
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The Prime Minister also praised the efforts of people to create a wonderful artwork from waste in a park in Jhabua, Madhya Pradesh. He also advocated the reuse of toys, saying that this is another area where “we can work together.” Modi said, “You also know how quickly many children get bored of toys, while there are also children who dream of toys. You can donate the toys that your children no longer play with to such places where they can be used. This is also a good way to protect the environment.” Modi also urged people to join campaigns related to awareness about nutrition. He said, “Your small effort will help a lot in the fight against malnutrition.”
Modi also said that August 29 is Telugu Day. He said, “It is indeed a wonderful day. I wish Telugu speaking people all over the world on Telugu Day.” He said, “Paralympics is about to begin in Paris. Our Divyang brothers and sisters have reached there. 140 crore Indians are cheering our athletes and sportspersons. You too can cheer our sportspersons with the hashtag ‘Cheer4Bharat’.
