Text(English) and audio(Hindi) version of Modi’s victory speech

Text(English) and audio(Hindi) version of Modi’s victory speech
Ahmedabad, 23 October, 2010





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“In last 60 years of politics, some classes in the country couldn’t think anything beyond Congress. But when I look at the results today, I can see, that the poorest people have also kept faith in BJP this time. Garib Kalyan Melas have established faith in their hearts that BJP is a party that would work for them.”

“Another thing visible in today’s result is that, whole tribal belt – from Umargaon to Ambaji has elected BJP. Thanks to state govt’s tribal welfare activities and schemes, BJP has achieved 95% victory in tribal belt.”

“One more thing to observe is that the BJP was also victorious in year 2005, but in year 2010 whatever Congress had in past, they also lost that. Congress has lost about 1000 places. Many District Panchayats are there where they are placed as opposition party, but couldn’t reach even double digit. There are only two or three Municipalities where they have achieved clear majority.”

“This is the first election in which 100 Muslim candidates of BJP are victorious. This makes it clear that in the country, Muslims and Christians have released that vote bank politics has not benefited them. And therefore 100 plus Muslims are victorious. In some Muslim pockets, some non-Muslim candidates of BJP are also victorious. This is very big change that I can see in coming days in nation’s politics. Poor, tribal, women, Muslims and Christians voting for BJP is major change.”

“We not only won local bodies, but won them with even more seats.”

“I want to request political pundits of this country, that this is the first decade of 21st century, and they should please make our evaluation through opinions of 21st century, and not 20th century. Forbes of America has changed, by not discussing India on the bases of child labor, poverty etc. Forbes has surveyed and given verdict that Gujarat is now emerging at par with Singapore. Forbes has said about Ahmedabad that the city is now leading in 40 to 50 criteria. If foreign magazine can see this, then I request political pundits of India to give a thought on why in Gujarat we win so massively. Think about that, what is the reason that we continue to win. The people continue to have faith in us even after so many years of power.”

“The people of Gujarat are appealing you to understand this subject of development. And I want to ask the people in power in Delhi, that you have crossed the limits, but the time has changed. The youths of this nation now know everything. If you disturb elected govt like this, the people would give answer to that. If I harass some Congress ruled Municipality, the people would not like it. The people of Gujarat likes democracy. There’s a federal structure, and if you attack on our privileges, then this negativity will not benefit you. Come, and discuss on table with Gujarat govt if you have any problem, but stop attacking Gujarat regime.”

“The way investigating and intelligence agencies of central govt, whether it is RAW or IB or CBI, are employed against Narendra Modi and Gujarat these days, is not proper. If they had employed them in similar way against Pakistan, then we could be free from 50% of terrorism.”

“A man who was once a Chief Minister went to one Nagarpalika area and said BJP would not win one seat out of 25. Democracy has its own strength, and we live and die relying on democracy. This country can not run without democracy.”

“The tasks that were not completed in last five years, are to be completed now. Now Congress friends think, how suddenly this victory of BJP happened? But my friends, this has not happened suddenly. Team BJP is working 24×7 with devotion. Frequent Press Conferences don’t make any change. When I was exploring the state for Garib Kalyan Melas, they alleged that I was just distributing Delhi fund. Then why they don’t do it in Maharashtra? When I called Sarpanchs of all villages to Mahatma Gandhi Mandir, they didn’t understand its importance. Even political pundits didn’t understand. When 350 Garib Kalyan Melas are organized and welfare goes to the people, that sweat of doing that pays in election.”

“We want to go ahead from here with great feeling of responsibility. We want development, we want to work for farmers. We would show that change can be brought. Congress would not understand that in hot and humid month of June ,our whole govt goes to the field, and because of that hard work, a villager believes in us. This hard work pays. Faith can not be received just by words, but by hard work. We have taken pledge not to do anything wrong to others, to previous governments. What Congress Home minister was doing during their regime, is present and available to us in govt files, but we have not taken that path. And you pray that we don’t need to take that path.”

“This poison, this fire, this ugly acts against others, this is not democracy. We have grown in democracy, we can live and die for democracy. We spent our days in jails, when media was restricted, but even in that time, we kept democracy’s flags higher in air.”

“My Gujarat state President of the party works as lubricant. Under his leadership, the party has never lost. The people of Gujarat deserve congratulation, because they give clear verdict. The era of Vote-bank politics is ending, and Gujarat has taken this initiative. All govts and regimes must contest on development politics. This is our dream.”


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