Everyone agrees that India has seen a drastic change since 2014. Some see the change positive and some negative. But one intangible change that is being witnessed is a change from India which was progressing no doubt but without its citizens having the sense of pride, confidence and appreciation of their rich civilization to a Bharat in which its citizens swell with civilizational pride. The inferiority complex which existed earlier is no more there. Politics in Delhi which was decided by champagne socialists has become the politics of the common man.
India needs Modi now and ‘Moditva’ to continue after he retires in order to become the Vishwaguru Bharat it once was.
So what is this Moditva?
It is the principles that brand ‘Modi’ stands for.
1. Incorruptible
There have been no scams at the Central Government level since Modi took over in 2014 which is such a whiff of fresh air for Indians who were vexed with the unlimited loot that plagued our nation a decade earlier and even before that. Modi does not have any family for whom he has to amass wealth. Once his tenure his done, he might just go the Himalayas with a small bag of clothes. His mother and relatives are still living a humble and modest life. He doesn’t have crores of properties like dynasts of certain political parties. Only a fearlessly honest man or woman can create a non-corrupt environment around him or her without having to fear about any secret that might be exposed. So the first and primary aspect of Moditva is non-corrupt individuals should be in power for the holistic development of a nation.
2. People-centric
It is intriguing why there was no focus on a basic human requirement like toilets in every household in every village for decades. Was it very difficult for them to come up with something like Jan Dhan yojana that sent money directly to the bank accounts of the poor, unless they wanted to keep a window open for corruption by dealing with cash? It took 70 years to talk about a Swacch Bharat. A house with electricity and piped tap water remained a luxury in remote areas for decades. Nobody could think of the plight of rural women who spent time fetching firewood and spoiling their health until someone thought of providing free LPG connections. Were all these too difficult to conceptualize and implement? It all boils down to the intent and the will to serve the nation wholeheartedly that was starkly missing earlier. The second aspect of Moditva is bringing smart people-centric policies that will help mitigate real grassroot level problems.
3. Bold & Decisive
Modi has taken several uncomfortable decisions that the prior governments never could muster the courage to take fearing loss of vote banks. Demonetization, GST, Article 370, there’s many. Thanks to demonetization, terror funding has been greatly hit. Thanks to Demonetization, digital payments revolution happened. Today, even a small time vendor or a tea stall is transacting through UPIs.
The surgical strike was a masterstroke that changed India to Bharat overnight as a nation that believed in itself and will not take things lying down in the face of terror. Modi government continues the legacy of Operation Vijay and Shakti through its policy of defensive offence.
The farm laws was another great decision but Modi government had to retreat its steps keeping in mind the larger national security threat the farmers protest posed. Triple Talaq is another decision that other parties would have not dared to venture fearing loss of votebank.
This third aspect of Moditva is to take uncomfortable, unpopular decisions for the greater good of the nation.
4. National Interest
Modi has kept the nation first in all his actions. He has kept the security of the nation at the top of the list through a great foreign policy. Bharat is the equal of the equals today and no one will dare to harm her. No major bomb blasts have happened post 2014 like it used to happen regularly. The fear of a strong retaliation from Bharat is in the minds of the visible and non-visible enemies. That’s a great achievement of Modi. It is a fact that China will think twice today before raging any kind of war on Bharat.
Therefore, the fourth aspect of Moditva is that the duty of the government is to keep its country strong and secure through its foreign policies.
5. Nurture The Culture And Future
Modi is a leader that has worked his way up and that inspires every youth of the nation. He is a leader that has his own style, religious beliefs and who is not hesitant to appear what he is. Bharat loves this attribute in the leader. India didn’t get one earlier like him. Modi is also creating next rung of nation loving, non-corrupt leaders in his party that will continue to inspire the nextgen. Yogi Adityanath, Tejasvi Surya, K. Annamalai, Anurag Thakur, Jyotiraditya Scindia, Hemanta Biswa Sarma, the list goes on. A leader’s duty is not just to lead but create a great team around him or her which he has done with style. The fifth aspect of Moditva is that a great nation deserves a great leader that personifies its civilizational values and with whom the people of the nation can relate themselves to. A leader shouldn’t just be leading but appear to be leading to the masses which inspires the nation to march ahead and create history. A leader should create a great legacy that can take the vision of the country forward.
A strong foundation is being built by PM Modi today. It is incumbent on us to take the legacy forward.
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