Politics can wait, society can wait, but country's development cannot wait: PM at AMU centenary
Prime Minister Narendra Modi said the country is now moving on a path where people will get the benefits of development without any bias, and where they are assured of their constitutional rights.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the centenary celebrations of Aligarh Muslim University said that it is important to leave the ideological and political differences aside for the sake of development. He also assured that nobody will be left behind in the path to progress because of their religion.
“Politics can wait, society can wait. But the country’s development cannot wait,” he said, and while landing the AMU for its diversity he called it “mini-India”.
Modi said the country is now moving on a path where people will get the benefits of development without any bias, and where they are assured of their constitutional rights.
“The country today is moving on a path where nobody should be left behind because of their religion,” he added.
He said the government’s welfare scheme have benefitted everyone without discrimination, following the “Sabka Saath, Sabka Vikas, Sabka Vishwas” motto.
Listing some of them, he said, “What belongs to the country belongs to every citizen. Everybody should get it.” In the address delivered through video conference, he said development should not be seen through the prism of politics.
“We have to understand that politics is an important aspect of society. But in society there are also issues other than politics,” Modi said.
During the ceremony, he also released a postage stamp commemorating 100 years of AMU.
He said there is space beyond ‘siyasat’ (politics) and ‘satta’ (power), which should be explored by campuses like AMU. “It is natural to have differences in society. But when the issue is securing national goals, these differences should be set aside.” Modi listed economic development, education, standard of living and nationalism (`rastravaad’) among the common goals.
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