‘Pradhan Sevak for 3rd time’: PM Modi highlights ‘very rare’ event in maiden visit to Varanasi after LS polls | 10 pts

Addressing the PM Kisan Samman Sammelan in Varanasi, he termed his third term as the Prime Minister a “very rare” feat in a democracy, and said, “Mandate given by people in this election is truly unprecedented, has created history.”   

Here are top highlights from PM Modi’s Varanasi visit:

• PM Modi said with blessings of Baba Vishwanath, Maa Ganga and love of Kashi’s people, I became country’s ‘pradhan sevak’ for third time.
• “Maa Ganga has taken me in her lap, I have become part of Varanasi,” he added.
• “Very rare in democratic countries for govts to be elected for third consecutive term. But people of India did this,” said PM Modi.
• More than 64 crore people voted in this election, Modi said and added that there is no bigger election than this in the whole world.
• “Mandate given by people in this election is truly unprecedented, has created history. Since then, no government in India has scored a hat-trick like this,” said PM Narendra Modi in Varanasi.
• “This the beauty of India’s democracy and this power of India’s democracy attracts the entire world as well as impacts it,” he said.
• PM Modi also released ₹20,000 crore as part of the income support scheme for more than 9.26 crore farmers. “Our first decision after forming govt related to farmers and the poor.”
• “I consider farmers, women, youth and poor strong pillars of ‘Viksit Bharat’,” PM Modi said.
• Modi said, “Agriculture will play big role in making 21st century India third largest economic power in world.”

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Published: 18 Jun 2024, 06:05 PM IST