PM Modi was the main guest of the centenary celebrations of the Muslim University of Aligarh (AMU).
Highlight
- Prime Minister Modi said development should not be seen through the political prism
- He added: “Politics can wait but development cannot.”
- The comments were seen in the context of the month-long farmers’ protests
Aligarh:
Prime Minister Narendra Modi said today that development should not be viewed through the political prism and that when it comes to the progress of the nation, ideological differences should be secondary.
Addressing the Muslim University of Aligarh (AMU) in the centenary celebrations, Prime Minister Modi said that the nation today was on a path where everyone, regardless of religion, had their constitutional rights and their future assured and where no community was left behind. The government’s plans for the poor are reaching all sectors “without any religious bias,” he said.
“The country is heading towards a path where all citizens reap the benefits of development without prejudice. We are heading towards a path where no one is left behind because of religion and everyone can fulfill their dreams,” said the Prime Minister.
“Whatever religion we are born into, it is important to see how to combine our aspirations with national goals. There may be ideological divisions in society, but when it comes to the development of the nation, everything else is secondary. When it comes to it is not about ideological differences. It is logical for me to say this here because AMU produced many freedom fighters; they had their ideological differences but put them aside for freedom. As freedom united them, we have to work on a common ground for ‘Naya Bharat’ “.
The country’s progress should not be viewed through a political prism, Prime Minister Modi stressed. “Yes, when we come together to achieve this goal, some elements will fuel negativity. But when our thoughts are primarily focused on a new India, then those elements will have narrowed the space. Politics and society can wait, but the development of the country it can’t wait. In the last century, a lot of time has been lost due to differences. There is no more time to lose. “
He added: “Politics can wait, but development cannot.” The comments were seen in the context of the month-long farmers’ protests on the Delhi borders against three core laws.
Prime Minister Modi said that in the past six years, his government’s Swachha Bharat program had facilitated the construction of toilets and helped reduce the dropout rate for Muslim girls. He also referred to the law that prohibits Triple Talaq.
The prime minister addressed the iconic university via video link after releasing a special postage stamp to mark its centenary.
The pre-independence Muhammadan Anglo-Oriental College became the Muslim University of Aligarh on December 1, 1920. The AMU was formally inaugurated as a university on December 17 of that year.
In his speech, Prime Minister Modi urged students at the AMU shelter to undertake an “extracurricular task” of investigating and spotlighting unknown freedom fighters to mark 75 years of independence next year.
This was the first time in five decades that a prime minister was the AMU’s main guest. The last prime minister to participate in an AMU event was Lal Bahadur Shastri in 1964. Before him, India’s first prime minister, Jawaharlal Nehru, had visited the university four times.
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