PM Modi took India from pessimism to optimism: Nadda on NDA at 11-OxBig News Network

BJP president JP Nadda on Monday said the ruling NDA will complete the current and the next terms and that PM Narendra Modi has taken India from pessimism to optimism in 11 years of his government.

Marking the 11 years of the BJP-led rule at the Centre, Nadda described the scale of work done by the government as “incredible and unimaginable and one that should be written in golden letters”.

He said the PM took the country from pessimism to optimism and took bold decisions confronting complex issues upfront, including striking terrorists in their den as evidenced in Operation Sindoor.

“The work done in these 11 years should be written in golden letters as incredible and unimaginable. PM Modi has transformed India’s political culture in these years and created a new normal and new order.”

“Eleven years ago, the country was running on appeasement, on divisive political approach to save the chair. The PM began a culture of performance by ensuring a responsible and responsive government. We started politics of report card and accountability and ushered in a new political culture,” the BJP chief said.

He targeted Congress leader Rahul Gandhi for “repeatedly maligning institutions”, including the Election Commission and raising questions on Operation Sindoor.

“In the all-party meet he says he is with the nation. Outside, he raises questions. This is irresponsible conduct. Likewise, when they win in Himachal Pradesh and Karnataka it’s fine, but when they lose anywhere, they blame the BJP. It is like when you win a cricket match you are great players but when you lose it the umpire is biased,” said Nadda.

Among the NDA government’s bold decisions in 11 years, Nadda mentioned the abrogation of Article 370, criminalisation of triple talaq, demonetisation, Waqf Act and CAA.

“What was considered impossible — such as the abrogation of Article 370 — was also achieved,” Nadda said, adding that the government worked for the welfare of the poor not as a slogan but as conviction.

Going forward, he said, the government is committed to enacting ‘one nation one election’ and will build a people’s movement for it.

He also credited the NDA for ushering in economic discipline.

He said, “PM Modi ran a people-led government and set new standards of transparency. This is a futuristic government. That’s why we talk about Viksit Bharat and Amrit Kaal. In 11 years we have formed the basis for Viksit Bharat.”

Nadda said the government before 2014 was mired in corruption and scandals and was working for appeasement.

“From pessimism to optimism, the PM has ensured a shift. Today, the common man believes the PM can solve any problem,” he said, adding that this decade would prove to be the basis for the Viksit Bharat.