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India poised better than others to tackle global hurdles: BJP resolution
The resolution hailed Modi’s efforts in renovating temples such as the Kashi Vishwanath and the Somnath Temple while saying a grand Ram Temple will soon be completed in Ayodhya.
India is better placed than other countries to tackle the global challenges of inflation and price rise, a socioeconomic resolution moved on the second day of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)’s national executive committee said on Tuesday, crediting Prime Minister Narendra Modi for creating an inclusive society.
The resolution hailed Modi’s efforts in renovating temples such as the Kashi Vishwanath and the Somnath temple, and said a grand Ram Temple will soon be completed in Ayodhya. It also praised the growing reliance on digital technology.
The resolution praised Modi for his “clarity of thought and successful implementation of efficient policies even in the difficult circumstances of the world.”
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Maharashtra deputy chief minister Devendra Fadnavis moved the resolution while Union minister V Muraleedharan and member of Parliament Sunita Duggal seconded it.
Union education minister Dharmendra Pradhan, who briefed journalists about the resolution, said the government walked the talk on development and inclusive growth. “Our government does not believe in mere sloganeering, but in taking actions and bringing results. We work with a passion...the welfare for all is our goal and underlying philosophy.”
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Pradhan said when the BJP came to power at the Centre in 2014, Modi articulated the intent to work with an inclusive spirit. He dismissed the Opposition’s criticism of the government’s economic policies, inflation and price rise, and said these were global issues.
India is now the world’s fifth-largest economy and has surpassed the United Kingdom, he added. Pradhan said earlier economic policies were drafted for a chosen few but today the central government was moving towards “saturated governance and saturated economic policy.”
Pradhan referred to rising digital capacities and said India was moving towards becoming a world leader in manufacturing as well. He said digitisation and platforms were created for easier delivery of services.
Apps such as CoWIN for Covd-19 vaccination registration exist nowhere in the world, he pointed out. “With the help of this app, you receive the jab...within seconds, you get the digital certificate... It is an unprecedented kind of achievement in the digital world,” he said.
Pradhan credited digitalisation for aiding a cross-section of people including farmers. Several schemes were started for accurate pricing of farm produce, he said.
Younger people were becoming job creators from job seekers through Startup India, he said. “Over 100 unicorns have been made,” the minister said. “The youth of the country are becoming entrepreneurs.”
He referred to the focus on infrastructure development and said, Bharat Mala, Sagar Mala, Dedicated Freight Corridor, UDAAN Scheme, and the Bharat Broadband Network contributed to the development and growth of infrastructure.
Pradhan said the new education policy was drafted after decades, and efforts were made to make education accessible to the marginalised. “Eklavya Vidyalayas are being run for tribal children in remote areas,” the education minister said. “Reservation has been arranged to empower the economically weaker sections.”
Referring to Jaishankar’s address, BJP vice-president Baijayant ”Jay” Panda said the minister referred to India acquiring heft at the international level in the last few years. “Earlier we depended on other countries to get help, but today, not only are we taking care of our own people but also helping other countries,” Panda said.
“There will be 200 events across 50 venues which are historic in every sense… There are dedicated verticals like W20, Science 20, ThinkTank 20, Y20 for women and tasks have been assigned,” Panda added.
BJP parliamentary board member Sudha Yadav detailed the party’s focus on the poor and marginalised groups.
“When PM Modi took oath as PM, he said that his government will work for those who are marginalised and deprived. And the government did. It took care of houses, medical facilities, scholarships for poor students; Start-up India was also promoted,” she added.
