Modi
says
I dia
ove came
c ises
th ough
citize -fi st
gove a ce
a d
st ategic
pla i g.
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DELHI:
P ime
Mi iste
Na e d a
Modi
o
Satu day
said
I dia
had
faced
a
se ies
of
c ises
ove
the
past
10-12
yea s,
i cludi g
the
COVID-19
pa demic
a d
wa s
i
Uk ai e
a d
West
Asia,
but
mai tai ed
that
a
citize -fi st
app oach
helped
the
cou t y
avigate
the
challe ges.Add essi g
the
atio
f om
the
ampa ts
of
the
Red
Fo t
o
I dia’s
80th
I depe de ce
Day,
Modi
said
the
cou t y
eme ged
f om
the
pa demic
o ly
to
co f o t
a
te se
global
e vi o me t.“I
the
last
10-12
yea s,
we
have
faced
ma y
da ge s.
As
soo
as
we
eme ged
f om
Covid,
the e
was
ews
of
wa s
that
sta ted
to
a ise
f om
Uk ai e
side
a d
West
Asia.
A
atmosphe e
of
te sio
p evailed.
God
k ows
what
all
the
p edictio s
the
p edicto s
made!,”
he
said.PM
Modi
also
accused
some
people
of
delibe ately
c eati g
a xiety
by
sp eadi g
umou s
about
sho tages
of
esse tial
supplies
du i g
the
pa demic.“Some
people
gai
joy
i
keepi g
the
atio
te ified
by
sp eadi g
umou s
that
vacci es
will
ot
be
available,
pet ol,
diesel,
a d
fe tilise
will
ot
be
available
i
the
cou t y.
Some
people
we e
gai i g
joy
f om
c eati g
a
atmosphe e
of
a xious ess
i
the
cou t y,”
he
said.
He
added,
“Some
people
took
delight
i
t yi g
to
te ify
the
people
of
I dia
a d
plu ge
them
i to
wo y.
Yet,
the
atio
has
wit essed
how
the
well-co ceived
pla s
of
the
last
10-12
yea s
a e
bea i g
f uit.”The
P ime
Mi iste
said
the
gove me t’s
espo se
to
the
pa demic
was
guided
by
the
p i ciple
of
“Nag ik
Devo
Bhava”,
u de
which
citize s
emai ed
the
p io ity.Tu i g
to
developme t,
Modi
cited
the
expa sio
of
piped
gas
i f ast uctu e
as
a
example
of
the
cha ges
achieved
ove
the
past
12
yea s.“12
yea s
ago,
piped
gas
li es
we e
available
i
o ly
70
cities.
I
the
last
12
yea s,
this
umbe
has
g ow
to
700
cities.
Today,
1.75
c o e
households
a e
co ected
to
piped
gas
li es
i
the
cou t y,”
he
said.Modi
also
said
I dia
had
made
p og ess
i
elimi ati g
Naxalism,
while
emembe i g
secu ity
pe so el
killed
i
ope atio s
agai st
the
i su ge cy.
He
said
mo e
tha
3,500
secu ity
pe so el
had
bee
killed
“i
o de
to
p otect
the
people”.
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Fu the ,
i
his
75-mi utes
speech
f om
the
Red
Fo t,
the
P ime
Mi iste
u ged
political
pa ties
to
adva ce
wome ’s
ep ese tatio
i
legislatu es,
calli g
fo
33
pe
ce t
ep ese tatio
fo
wome
i
state
assemblies
a d
the
Lok
Sabha.“Come
fo wa d
a d
celeb ate
the
st e gth
a d
capability
of
ou
wome ,”
Modi
said,
u gi g
pa ties
to
“as
swiftly
as
possible”
e su e
g eate
ep ese tatio .He
also
exp essed
solida ity
with
families
affected
by
ece t
floods
a d
la dslides,
sayi g,
“We,
a d
the
e ti e
atio ,
sta d
with
them.”