The general elections of 2014 is extraordinary in the history of Indian democracy. The general elections before this could hardly have been more interesting than this. This is the story of the dream that 21st-century India is seeing.
This is the dream - to be a happy, powerful, economically prosperous country. For the first time, this dream brought more than 66% of voters to the polling stations, and that too with the help of just 'one' name. Such craze and magic have never been seen before by anyone, and that person is 'Narendra Modi' who took over as the fifteenth Prime Minister of India.
Indian democracy has never expected so much from any party or person before. The meeting of Shri Narendra Damodardas (Narendra Modi) as the fifteenth Prime Minister of the world's largest democratic country is extraordinary in many ways.
Narendra Modi was born on September 17, 1950, in a small village Vadnagar in the Mehsana district of Gujarat, in an economically backward family. Modi's father, Damodardas, and mother, Heeraben, who live a little above the poverty line, could never have imagined that one day their son would become the country's Prime Minister.
Narendra Modi, a mediocre student, is intensely interested in debate, drama competitions, and acting. Along with his studies, from age eight, Modi started helping his father at his father's tea stall at the railway station. At the same time, the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh was spreading its feet in Gujarat; only then Modi started going to the Sangh's branch.
In a way, the foundation of Modi's future political life began to be prepared here. At the age of 17, Modi left home and studied with the desire to become a sanyasi. After visiting different monasteries in the Himalayas for nearly two years, Modi returned home and rejoined the Sangh.
The leader of the Sangh, Laxmanrao Inamdar (Vaakil Sahib), gave him political guidance and inspired him to study further. Modi, who started his career as a pracharak in the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh in 1973, made a place in the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in the year 1987 on the strength of his talent and hard work.
After this, Modi continued to increase his stature by successfully fulfilling many responsibilities in the party. The result is that after becoming the Chief Minister of Gujarat in 2001, Modi remained in this post till May 2014.
The year 2002 is critical in the political career of Narendra Modi. Communal riots broke out in Gujarat this year, in which more than 2,000 people were killed, and several thousand were injured. These riots tainted the image of Modi. The Modi government not only came under criticism for not effectively stopping the riots but was also accused of instigating them.
There was pressure on Modi to resign from the Chief Minister's post; then Prime Minister Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee also advised Modi to follow 'Rajdharma,' but Modi remained in the post of Chief Minister of Gujarat. The 2002 riots changed their personality of Modi.
Modi, who has so far carried a Hindutva image, focused all his attention on economic development after the Gujarat riots, as a result of which, by the year 2012-13, under his leadership, Gujarat was replaced by a 'state' as a 'brand.'' and the echo of Modi's 'Gujarat development model' was heard everywhere.
Narendra Modi is the 'Young Prime Minister' of 'Young India' in the true sense. Modi, fond of participating in plays during his school days, is one to keep pace with the times. This is why in a country like India, where all political parties believe in keeping distance from technology, Modi uses computer and internet technology fiercely.
He has also made full use of information technology in the election campaign and has made his reach a large section of the public. They use social networking to connect with the public. Modi has also been the first Indian politician to 'live chat' with citizens. He is always active on the social networking website 'Twitter.' His popularity can be gauged from the fact that he has more than 5 million followers on Twitter, and he is the fourth politician in the world who is most followed on Twitter.
The image of this 'Vikas Purush' to Modi made him win the 2014 general elections and elevated him to the post of Prime Minister. The fact that a tea seller from a backward caste like Teli became the Prime Minister of India is unmatched.
He is the only Prime Minister who has risen from such poverty. Modi is the second OBC leader after Shri HD Deve Gowda to become the Prime Minister and the first sitting Chief Minister who has been elected to the post.
Narendra Modi has reached this position only because of his talent, hard work, and leadership ability. Modi's own 'university' has always taught him to be prepared. Staying awake at night, Bey used to prepare his speeches on different issues.
Modi is personally a very hardworking person. The most important thing is that he is artificial by himself, so after listening to his success story, the following lines of poet Iqbal are automatically remembered-
'Elevate yourself so much that before every fate.
An exciting and noteworthy thing in this regard is that the President of Japan, Shinzo Abe, follows only three people on Twitter, of which Modi is one. This shows that even at the international level, Modi has a different identity.
Knowing the importance of information technology, Modi's love for it is also evident from his statement - "In the 21st century, from where the optic fiber expanding the scope of information and communication technology will pass only, cities will be built there."
It is evident that Narendra Modi is not only actively associated with information and communication technology but is also an advocate of spreading it in the coming days. It is noteworthy that Modi supports technological development in every field.
Despite all the impasse, he has been permitted to run a bullet train in the country. He has also emphasized the use of scientific technology to help increase agricultural production by giving the new slogan 'Lab du land' (from laboratory to farm) and 'less land and less time.
Along the lines of the Green and White Revolution, he has called for the 'Blue Revolution in the field of fisheries in the country. All these things show that the main agenda of Narendra Modi in every field is only-and-only progress.
He is in favor of the ideology of 'Sabka Saath, Sabka Vikas'. Perhaps this is why the people of India have forgotten the Gujarat riots and entrusted him with such a big responsibility in the form of the post of Prime Minister. Although every government works for the development of the country in its way, the expectations of the people from Narendra Modi's government are very high because, for the first time in India, there is probably a Lok Sabha election, except for issues like caste, caste, and communalism, the issues of development. But it was fought and won, so the people expected their new Prime Minister to eliminate the stagnation during the UPA-II regime.
Modi, who insists on 'Less Government, More Governance' and 'No Red Tape, Only Red Carpet,' must be aware that as a Prime Minister, he has many challenges like inflation, unemployment, economic deficit, and corruption, which The solution is to do them.
His government will have to live up to the promises of progress and prosperity, however, by inviting the Prime Ministers of SAARC countries to his swearing-in ceremony, keeping the size of the cabinet small, introducing changes in the bureaucratic system, making a hundred-day plan for the ministers and implementing it. By giving instructions to do and to stay away from nepotism, by giving suggestions to the government officials to improve the working style, and by giving a speech on the ramparts of Red Fort on Independence Day, he has indicated that the 'achche din' which he had promised to the public. , they will do their utmost to bring them in.
Narendra Modi has held the post of Chief Minister of Gujarat for a long time, in which he has also succeeded. He has been awarded the Gujarat Ratna, E-Ral, Best Chief Minister, and Asian FDI Personality of the Year.
Before becoming the Prime Minister, five books, including 'Narendra Modi: The Man, The Times, and 'The Namo Story: A Political Life' were written on him. The whole world is desperate to know the personality and intentions of such a successful person.
Indian people expect change and betterment from them, but we have to give them enough time for all this. After all, pleasant changes do not happen overnight, and sudden changes do not align with the dignity of democracy.
Narendra Modi announced the launch of the Swachh Bharat Mission in September 2014. According to Modi, activities related to cleanliness should be done in every village across the country. He stressed the need to work closely with the state governments to make this mission successful.
He highlighted the need to legally establish Swachh Bharat for various public representatives, including Sarpanchs, MPs, MLAs, etc. The objective and goal of the Swachh Bharat Mission launched on October 12 is to make Swachh Bharat by 2019.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched the Saansad Adarsh Gram Yojana on October 11, 2014, for the overall development of villages. Under this scheme, MPs should be responsible for developing basic and institutional infrastructure in three villages every year by 2019, out of which one model village is to be developed by 2016.
After this, five such models (one village each year) will be selected, and many development works will be completed by 2024. Narendra Modi is a mass leader dedicated to the people's welfare. He has proved quickly that India's foreign policy differs from the previous government. Prime Minister Modi is giving a new direction to this foreign policy, which is welcome.
He is a person who has a courageous, sensitive, and determined person who the country has given the mandate with the hope that he will infuse new energy into India and make it a world leader. Addressing their fellow citizens, he said-
"Time is short, put as much strength as you can….I wake up some people... You wake up some people…."
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