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Vidhansabha Election TrailBJP President’s Assam PravasPalashbari rally............................................................................... 6Dholia rally...................................................................................... 7Barak Valley rally........................................................................... 7BJP Rallies in Assam ................................................................ 8West Bengal Assembly poll trail.............................................. 10

Organisational ActivitiesBJP Foundation Day..................................................................... 12

Government's Achievements“Stand Up India”........................................................................... 14Pradhan Mantri Awaas Yojana (Gramin)................................... 15 Implementation of One Rank One Pension............................. 16India to become a power surplus nation.................................. 16

VaicharikiIndia was born Secular

--By K R Malkani................................................................. 17

ShradhanjaliKamla Advani is no more............................................................ 19Lal Muni Chaubey passes away................................................ 19

ArticleA state without a budget

By Arun Jaitley..................................................................... 20They made Supreme Sacrifices for India's Security & Prosperity

By Amba Charan Vashishth............................................... 21

OthersPM visit to Belgium, the U.S. and Saudi Arabia..................... 23General Secretary’s Report : Part-2............................................ 28

Courtesy : The Hindu


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unobtained; yet still I am engaged in prescribed activities—(Bhagavadgita : Ch.-III, 22)

TWEETS

“The Left ruined West Bengal for 34years. Do you remember whatCongress leaders were saying aboutthe Left till a few years ago.”

-Narendra Modi ~~~☯

☯☯

~~~ “Due to power of the party`s workers under

leadership of Shri Narendra Modi BJP hasbecome focal point of politics of thecountry.”

-Amit Shah

Mesha Sankranti / Bihu / Vishu /Vaishakhi/ Puthandu/ Pana Sankranti / PohelaBoishakh is a festival celebrated across Indiansubcontinent by the Hindu, the Buddha andthe Sikh community. More recently, this festivalis also celebrated around the world by the Hinduand Sikh diaspora.

This day marks the beginning of the NewYear in most Hindu Solar Calendars.

For the Sikh community the Vaishakhifestival commemorates the establishment of theKhalsa.

Various Solar calendars followed in Indiae.g. Oriya calendar, Tamil Calendar, MalayalamCalendar and Bengali Calendar mark the first day of the year based on Mesha Sankranti.

In Odisha Mesha Sankranti is celebrated as Pana Sankranti.In Tamil Nadu Mesha Sankranti is celebrated as Puthandu.In Malayalam calendar Mesha Sankranti is celebrated as Vishu.In Bengal, Mesha Sankranti is celebrated as Naba Barsha or Pohela Boishakh in West Bengal.Mesha Sankranti is celebrated as Bihu in Assam.People in the Punjab Region regard Vaisakhi as a harvest festival. The festival bears a great

significance for the Sikhs because on the Vaisakhi Day in the year 1699, the 10th Guru of the Sikhs,Guru Gobind Singh laid down the foundation of the Panth Khalsa that is the Order of the ‘Pure Ones’.

For Hindus, it is the start of the New Year, and is celebrated with requisite bathing, partying,and worshipping. It’s believed that thousands of years ago, Goddess Ganga descended to the earthand in her honour, many Hindus gather along the sacred Ganges River for ritual baths. The actionis centered in the holy cities along the Ganges in north India.

Swami Dayanand Saraswati founded the Arya Samaj on Vaisakhi, in 1875.Apart from the Sikhs and Hindus, Vaisakhi is an important day for the Buddhists as well and

the name is Vesakha or Wesak. It commemorates the Birth, the Awakening and the EnlightenedPassing Away of Buddha Gautama who was born as prince Siddharta.

Mesha Sankranti / Bihu / Vishu / Vaishakhi/ Puthandu/ PanaSankranti / Pohela Boishakh: 13th April, 2016

Kamal Sandesh April 16-30, 2016 5

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rial..

.In 36 years of its journey BJP has

become the hope of the nation

Bharatiya Janata Party has completed 36 years of its journey on 6th April this year.It was on 6th April 1980 that BJP was formed in New Delhi with the resolve tore-dedicate to the goals of nation building. The Janata Party experiment having

failed amid the controversy with regard to ‘dual membership’ raised by some vestedinterests, the members of the erstwhile Jansangh were left with no option but to formBharatiya Janata Party. Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee was elected its first president whoalong with leaders like Shri LK Advani, Dr. Murli Manohar Joshi, Rajmata Vijaya RajeScindia, Shri Bhairon Singh Shekhawat, Shri Kushabhau Thakre, Shri Sunder SinghBhandari took steps towards an arduous journey which continues to inspire everykaryakarta of the party. It symbolized the spirit of the leaders who were uncompromisingon the issues of national interests and showed their political will in the face of everykind of turmoil and temptations. They accepted all the challenges as opportunities andwere successful in winning the confidence of the people.

After winning the Lok Sabha elections in 2014 BJP has formed government at thecentre under the leadership of Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi. What is significantin this victory is that after three decades a single political party got clear cut majorityin the Lok Sabha elections. It was a massive mandate for the party as BJP won 282 seatswhile NDA won 336 seats. Apart from this it has formed government in many states.Today it has got highest number of MPs, SC/ST MPs and MLAs in the country. It hasmade its mark from panchayat elections to parliamentary elections. In the process it hasentered many new areas and the base of the party has expanded in almost every partof the country. The party has also consolidated its position where it already hadstronger presence. Not only this, BJP has today become the largest political party in theworld surpassing China’s Communist Party’s membership. These are remarkableachievements for a party which was founded in the atmosphere when Congressdominated the politics of the country.

BJP is credited for not only changing the dynamics of Indian politics but also fortaking uncompromising stand on its stated ideological positions. The then Jansanghwhich merged itself with Janata Party in the national interest and to save democracyin the country also gave the ideological direction by presenting an alternative visionto the country. The challenge to the Congress dominance was posed by Jansangh bothideologically and electorally. The BJP successfully carried the legacy of Jansangh forwardand laid the foundation of the development centric politics. It has made nationalismand democracy the core value of national politics and gave a fitting rejoinder to thedivisive forces by taking uncompromising positions on the issue of nationalism andgood governance.

Today BJP led NDA government has restored the faith of the people in the politicalsystem by creating an atmosphere of hope and trust in the country. In the dynamicleadership of Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi the country has entered in an era ofnew vision and innovative initiatives. While the world economy is reeling under globalslowdown India has become the fastest growing economy in the world and work in thekey sectors are progressing with rapid pace. At the global level India’s position hasbeen strengthened by Prime Minister’s visits and the foreign policy envisioned by himhas now started yielding results. The government is committed to the mantra of ‘SabkaSath, Sabka Vikas’ and to the welfare of villages, farmers and poor. The priority of thegovernment is to empower SC, ST, women and youth. In its 36 years of journey, BJP hasbecome the hope of the nation and people are reposing their faith in BJP leadership. BJPhas now the responsibility to build a strong, prosperous and vibrant India.


BJP National President Shri Amit Shahlaunched a blistering attack on theCongress and Smt. Sonia Gandhi on

April 05 as he campaigned for the second andlast phase of the Assam Assembly elections inAssam.

Shri Shah brought up Bangladeshiinfiltration, a massive political issue in LowerAssam which votes in the next phase, allegingthat the Congress’ Tarun Gogoi governmenthas left the border open to allow illegalmigrants to enter so that they can be used asa vote bank. “These migrants then snatch awaythe jobs of the youth of Assam... If TarunGogoi or Congress wanted, they could havestopped infiltration in the last 50 years oftheir rule. The Modi government is at theCentre and a BJP government in Assam willensure not a bird can fly across,” he said.

He also hit out at the Congress presidentfor asking Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi,during her campaign, to give an account ofhis two years in government. “Soniaji, this isnot the Lok Sabha elections but Assam’sAssembly election. When we come here in

2019 (for the national election) we will givean account of all the work we have done andyou don’t have to ask us,” Shri Shah said.

Amid chants of ‘Bharat Mata Ki Jai’ fromthe crowds, he said he was sure that thelarge voter turnout pointed to the ouster ofthe Congress from Assam and appealed tovoters to ensure a similar trend in the nextphase.

PALASHBARI RALLYPALASHBARI RALLYPALASHBARI RALLYPALASHBARI RALLYPALASHBARI RALLY

‘Assam will discard Congress for anew BJP government’

The day after the first phase of voting inAssam, where a high turnout has raised theBJP’s hopes, party president Shri Amit Shahwas in the state raising issues that matter forthe benefit of the people like— infiltrationfrom Bangladesh, Assamese identity andBhupen Hazarika — besides alleged corruptionin the 15-year Tarun Gogoi government.

The audience chanted “Bharat Mata ki jai”as soon as Shri Shah was on stage. Shri Shah

BJP President’s Assam Pravas

If Congress wanted, they could have stopped infiltration inlast 50 years of their rule in Assam : Amit Shah


added local flavor by referring to BhupenHazarika to send across a message of“poriborton”. He recited from Hazarika’s songBohagot jatiye snan korey, moliyon vastra holai,which describes how a nation bathes in thespringtime (when the Bihu festival is held)and discards its old clothes.

He told the audience that on May 19,when the results are out shortly afterBihu (April 14), Assam will discard theCongress for a new BJP government.

To boost the BJP’s position in Assam,the Centre has formed a committee todecide on a demand by six tribes forreservation. The BJP’s vision documentpromises ways will be found to includethese six tribes without disturbing theexisting reservation equation he said.

He added, “State is not strongenough a word to define the state as weunderstand it. A state can’t be formedwith the McMahon Line only. The stateis formed by people who believe inKrishna and Ganga… even though theylive in different regions.”

DHOLIA RALLY

‘BJP would beat its rival party onissues of corruption and poor

governance’The BJP is committed to uprooting the

Congress from Assam and Karnataka, partypresident Shri Amit Shah said at an electionmeeting on Apr 02, 2016, reiterating PrimeMinister Narendra Modi’s “Congress MuktBharat” vision.

“With Uttarakhand gone, Assam andKarnataka are the only two big states leftwith the Congress,” Shri Shah told anenthusiastic audience at Dholia in Cachardistrict in Assam’s Barak Valley, adding theBJP would beat its rival party on the issues ofcorruption, poor governance and vote-bankpolitics. “I challenge Congress president SoniaGandhi or Rahul Gandhi to give a commitmentto stop infiltrators from across. They will not

as these infiltrators are vote banks ofCongress,” Shah said at Ratabari in Karimganjdistrict.

“AIUDF is the B team of Congress. TheBJP would rather sit in Opposition for thenext 50 years than support Ajmal. Gogoi andAjmal target each other during the day whilehob-nob with each other in the dark,” Shri

Shah said at a rally in minority-dominatedHailakandi.

Shri Shah and other BJP leaders such asexternal affairs minister Smt. Sushma Swarajand roads minister Shri Nitin Gadkari havealso targeted the poor governance of theGogoi government in the past decade despiteformer prime minister Manmohan Singh beingelected from Assam.

“Both Sonia Gandhi and Gogoi shouldanswer for this misrule. They say if BJP formsa government it will be run from Nagpur. Iwant to ask Gogoi whether his governmentwas run from Italy,” Shri Shah said at ameeting in Borkhola, Cachar district.

BARAK VALLEY RALLY

‘BJP not to seek or extend supportto AIUDF, Congress in Assam’

BJP president Shri Amit Shah said BJPwould neither seek nor extend support to

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Assam is now adiseased state andCongress must be

uprooted to overcome it,Prime Minister Shri NarendraModi said on March 27, 2016asking the electorate to votefor change in the upcomingassembly polls.

Prime Minister Shri Modibegan his five-day publicmeetings in the state on March27 and addressed rallies inTinsukia, Majuli, BihpuriaRangapara and Karimganj.

He started with a rally inTinsukia where Shri Modiemphasized on the need fordevelopment in Assam andtalked about bringing Assamback to its glory days.

“It has already beendecided by the people ofAssam to vote for BJP, but

make sure that the work isnot half done. Please ensurethat you bring the party topower with two-thirdmajority so that the BJPgovernment can work whole-heartedly to make Assam aleading state in the country,”Shri Modi said addressingtwo election rallies in UpperAssam’s Bihpuria andBokakhat constituencies.

The presence of womenin large numbers in themeetings is a clear indicationthat days of the Congressgovernment in the state wereover and it “does not stand achance in the comingelections,” he said.

The state was representedby the erstwhile PrimeMinister (Manmohan Singh)for ten years but now its

people have to be remindedthat they were represented bya former PM, he said. “I havethree agendas. Development,fast development and allround development,” he saidat an election rally here as hehit the campaign trail andclaimed his government hadallocated many times morefunds for state’sinfrastructure than theprevious governments.

The PM also took a swipeat 79-year-old Gogoi who hadcalled the Assembly electionas a direct fight between himand Shri Modi, saying he canonly pay his respects to theelderly leader. He heapedpraise on BJP’s chiefministerial candidate ShriSarbananda Sonowal,describing him as one of his

BJP Rallies in Assam

‘Give BJP 5 years to correct misrule of15 years of Congress’


best ministers.“The leader of Congress

who will turn 90 in a few yearssays his fight is with Modi.Respected Chief Minister, youare an elder and I am young.I pay my respects to you. Inour culture, the young do notfight their elders and theelders give their blessings tothem.

“My fight is not againstGogoi but against poverty,corruption and destruction ofAssam. I am not fightingagainst any individual,” he

said.The PM said if Shri

Sonowal becomes the ChiefMinister, it will be hisgovernment’s and hispersonal loss because ShriSonowal is one of his bestministers and “a bright,capable and simple person”.“There is only one ‘anand’(joy) in Assam, it is ShriSarbananda,” he said.

He said the state wasamong the five mostprosperous states afterIndependence but is amongthe five least developed statesnow and blamed successiveCongress governments forthis. “You give me five years,you give Sarbananda fiveyears and BJP and its allies

will pull Assam out of itsdifficulty,” he said.

Trying to connect withthe crowd, he touched on hisearly days as a tea-seller,saying he sold their tea toenergise others and due tohis he shares a special bondwith the people of Assam, alarge tea-producing state.

Shri Modi appealed toAssam voters to give BJP andits allies five years to correct60 years of Congress“misrule” in the state.

“Today after 60 years

under Congress rule, Assamhas become the fifth pooreststate in the country. Nodevelopment, youth areunemployed today, noelectricity and drinkingwater. Who brought aboutthis condition of Assam?”

“Every village should getelectricity for bringing indevelopment, goodeducation, to run mills andsee TV. But even after 60years of Independence evenelectricity poles have notreached 1000 villages inAssam,” Modi said.

Noting that Assam hasimmense water resources, themighty Brahmaputra andheavy rainfall, he said, “yetwhat can be more painful than

seeing people here do nothave drinking water. TheCongress government isresponsible.”

“Money was given fromDelhi for building houses forthe poor here. But that moneyhas not been spent and islying unused in the bank. Ifthis continues there will beno development in Assam.Gas is produced in Assam. Dothe poor get gas in theirhomes here? We have decidedto provide 5 crore poor gasto replace their smokycooking stoves”, he said.

Highlighting a number ofdevelopmental schemes of theCentre, Modi projected hisgovernment as one “for thepoor” as he spoke about thedecision to allow small shopsto remain open seven days aweek.

Shri Modi said hisgovernment had electrifiedover 1000 of the 2000 Assamvillages, where power had notreached yet.

Citing a CAG report, hesaid the Gogoi governmentdid not provide answers toits queries on whereabouts ofmoney and asked people togive their answer on 4 Aprilthrough EVM machines.“Even a Prime Minister caninaugurate one, two or threeproject by pressing a button.You can start a new era ofdevelopment by pressing theEVM button. Your power ismore than that of a PrimeMinister,” he told the rally.“I ask you to give (chiefministerial candidate) only


Money was given from Delhi for building houses for thepoor here. But that money has not been spent and islying unused in the bank. If this continues there will beno development in Assam. Gas is produced in Assam.Do the poor get gas in their homes here? We havedecided to provide 5 crore poor gas to replace theirsmoky cooking stoves.


Prime Minister ShriNarendra Modi onMarch 27, 2016

launched a direct attack onWest Bengal Chief MinisterSushri Mamata Banerjee andsaid the “didi” has nowbecome a “shahenshah” whohas failed to bring aboutchange and does not careabout the state.

Citing the recent deathsdue to crude bomb blasts inthe state, PM said that villagesof Bengal are manufacturing‘desi bombs’. “Industries haveclosed down but one industryis flourishing, industry tobuild bombs,” he added.

Addressing a rally inKharagpur , ahead of theAssembly Elections in thestate, the Prime Minister said,“Development, developmentat a fast pace anddevelopment from all sides ismy 3 point agenda.”

Training his guns on theMamata Banerjee-led Bengalgovernment, PM Modi said,“If MUDRA scheme wouldhave been initiated earlier,Saradha scam would have nothappened.”

He also came downheavily on the Banerjee-ledTrinamool Congress byrefering to the Saradha chitfund scam and the purportedsting operation carried out bythe portal Narada News thatshowed several Trinamoolleaders, including formerunions ministers, current state

ministers, and MPs allegedlytaking bundles of cash. “Firstit was Saradha, now it isNarada,” PM said.

PM further said that hewas hoping CM Matamawould bring about a“parivartan” (change) inBengal after assuming power,but has destroyed Bengal in

the last five years.“I was thinking that after

34 years of Left rule, Bengal’sbad days will go and a‘parivartan’ will come. Inursed this hope, but todaylooking at what has happenedin Bengal in the last five years,if it took 34 years forcommunists to destroyBengal, TMC has completelyfinished it in five years. Bengalhas suffered in 34 years ofcommunist rule and has beenruined and has fallen into adeep pit,” he added.

PM further launched ascathing attack on the Left

and Congress for “challengingand insulting” the wisdom ofBengalis by coming togetherin election-bound WestBengal but fighting each otherin Kerala which also goes topolls.

He also attacked theTrinamool Congress, sayingthe ruling party and the Left

have ‘destroyed’ the state forthe last 40 years as he soughtpeople’s support for BJP foronce.

Showcasing that herespects the sentiments of allcommunities, the PrimeMinister gave a pause to hisaddress as ‘Azaan’ (call toprayer) was on. As soon asthe prayer ended PM resumedhis address as said, “Azaanchal rahi thi, hamare kaarankisi ki puja, prarthna meintakleef nahi honi chahiyeisiliye maine kuchh pal viraamle liya.” “There shouldn’t beany problem in anyone’s

West Bengal Assembly poll trail

‘We will create a new Bengalout of what has been ruined’


prayers because of us, that iswhy I paused for fewmoments,” PM said.

Seeking public support forBJP, a new entrant in Bengal,Modi said, “I have come toassure you that your 40 yearshave been wasted and giveme a chance once.

I assure you that we willcreate a new Bengal out ofwhat has been ruined.” ThePrime Minister said he wasnot a man who would bedejected or gets bogged downbut am “a person who workswith hope and confidence tochange the situation in thestate. I have to change Bengaland take it to newer heights.”

Seeking people’s supportfor BJP, he asked them to keepBengal’s good foremost in thiselection and not look atcandidates, their caste andwhether they know or havemet them but support the BJP.

five years to correct the misrule of Congress for 60 years.Vote for BJP and our alliance partners to usher in a new eraof development for Assam”, the Prime Minister appealed.

“With you I want to bring development to Assam, providejob opportunities to the youth, electricity to villages. Wehave given funds for development of Assam’s infrastructure,railway. To fulfill the dreams of the youth I ask for yourblessings”, he said.

He claimed the state government had been able to spendonly one-fourth of the funds provided to it by the Centre.

“Please mark my words. Children will be taught ‘A forAssam’ after this election.... Assam is going to get a youngchief minister after the polls,” he said, while urging people tovote for BJP.

Later on Saturday, the Prime Minister campaigned inplace. He urged the people to give a chance to BJP to rule thestate and asked them to question what the current Congressgovernment has done in the last 15 years.

“The people of Assam have the right to ask thegovernment where their money went,” he said. He announcedthat his party aimed at providing “education to the poor,employment to the youth and medicines to the senior citizens”.

According to media reports Shri Modi will become thefirst Prime Minister to visit Majuli, an island located in betweenriver Brahmaputra and Lohit. BJP’s chief ministerial candidateShri Sarbananda Sonowal is contesting from Majuli assemblyconstituency.

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either AIUDF or Congress for governmentformation in Assam. “We are prepared to sitin opposition for even 50 years than seeksupport from the two parties who havebetrayed the people of Assam by not solvingthe problem of infiltration from Bangladeshand indulging in rampant corruption,” Shahsaid at an election rally in Assam’s Barak

Valley.Assam cannot progress unless

infiltration stops and “both Congressand AIUDF are not interested in solvingthis problem as they indulge in vote-bank politics.” “This policy of vote-bank politics has endangered Assam’ssecurity and deprived employmentopportunities to youths of Assam,” hesaid. The BJP president also accusedCongress and AIUDF of speaking

against each other “during the day and makingsecret deals at night”.

“Both Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi andAIUDF Chief Badruddin Ajmal are the sameand we are against both the parties whohave done nothing for the development ofAssam but have neglected the poor of thestate,” he said.



BJP President, Shri AmitShah addressed partyworkers and office

bearers on the occasion of BJPFoundation Day atMavalankar Hall, New Delhi.On the occasion, he calledupon the party workers andoffice-bearers to expand partyand its ideology with morediligence.

BJP President said, WhatBJP is today is due to theausterity of millions of partyactivist like Shyama PrasadMukherjee, Deen DayalUpadhyaya, Shri Atal BihariVajpayee, Shri LalkrishnaAdvani, Shri Murli ManoharJoshi, Shri Kushabhau Thakre& many others and selflessmartyrdom of millions ofanonymous workers whospent their entire lives for theparty in taking its ideologyforward, today we salute andpay tribute to them.Expressing satisfaction withthe party’s growth, Shri Shahsaid, we feel proud today thatthe party started by 11 peoplehas become World’s largestpolitical party with more than11 crore members, we are incentre with full majority andwe are serving peopletirelessly in many states. Hesaid, our objective isdevelopment of villages, poorand farmers under theleadership of Prime Minister,

Shri Narendra Modi and weare committed for this.

BJP President said, thejourney of BJP so far can bedivided into three phases,first - period from 1951 up tothe emergency to give thecountry a better optionadhering to the basic principleof India’s unity and integrity

as Jana Sangh, second - a shorttime period from 1977 to 1980as Janata Party to protectdemocracy in the country,third - journey as BJP from1980 till now to workceaselessly to meet thecherished dream of thecountry’s development withideology of IntegralHumanism and culturalnationalism.

Shri Shah said, within 2-3years of ruling of Congressafter Independence, thepeople of the country beganto realize that if they follow

Congress’ policies andideology, the country wouldhave gone on the wrong pathvery soon, and therefore, ShriShyama Prasad Mukherjee laidthe foundation of Jana Sanghin 1951 to provide analternative political ideology.He said, Jana Sangh was notformed for any political

interest or for power, but tokeep intact the country’sunity, integrity and culturallegacy. During theEmergency, when violatingthe civil rights at its extremein the country, the plot wasbeing hatched to underminethe democratic forces, then,to protect democracy in thecountry, to give a long life todemocracy despitedifferences in ideology andto give a befitting reply toCongress’ plot, we mergedwith Janata Party. He alsohighlighted how its

Organisational Activity : BJP Foundation Day

What BJP is today is due to the austerity of millions ofparty activists who spent their entire life in taking its

ideology forward : Amit Shah


leadership quit power fortheir ideology and principlesand did not think twice togive away power and formBJP this day in 1980 and laidthe foundation of BharatiyaJanata Party because we

believe in, ‘whether weremain in power or not, wewill not ever compromise withour ideology.

BJP President said, since1951, our all the massmovement are being devotedto protect nation’s unity,integrity and culture whetherit be the movement of the banon cow slaughter, theliberation of Goa, thesatyagraha of Kutch, themovement of Hyderabad,yatra from Kashmir to

Kanyakumari, the RamJanmabhoomi movement orwhether it be the movementof Chetna Yatra againstcorruption. He said, our threegenerations have made theirsacrifices to protect our

ideology, now it is ourresponsibility to protect,preserve and carry on thisnationalist identity, it is ourresponsibility not to make orconsider the current status ofparty as a pinnacle, but to takethe party to greater heights.He said, “today, I appeal toworkers to make BharatiyaJanata Party such a strongparty that in the next 25 yearsit should emerge victoriousin all polls from panchayatsto Parliament, build an

unmatched organisationbefore which all others in theworld should look small.”Appealing to the partymen,Shri Shah said, for us, poweris not a purpose, but a meansand when we are in power,

we need to helplight a lamp in thelife of every poor byhelping thembenefit from thesocial securityinitiatives andschemes started byModi government.He said, we have tobe like a bridgebetween the peopleand thegovernment. Hesaid, we havealways kept ourcountry on top,dreamed of makingour mother India as‘Vishwaguru’, haveset a target of ‘SabkaSaath, Sabka Vikas’and we should notlose out on ourunique identity atany cost.

BJP President, Shri AmitShah said, we have taken threegovernment schemes -‘Namami Gange’, ‘BetiBachao, Beti Padhao’ and‘Toilet in every household’ inour hand and we have to makethese programme successfulso that we can establish ourparty everywhere in thecountry.

He urged party workersand office-bearers toreconstruction a strong partyand a strong India.

“Today, I appeal to workers to make Bharatiya Janata Partysuch a strong party that in the next 25 years it should emergevictorious in all polls from panchayats to Parliament, build anunmatched organisation before which all others in the worldshould look small.”


The Prime Minister, ShriNarendra Modi April 5launched the Stand Up

India initiative, which aims toboost entrepreneurshipamong the Scheduled Castes,Scheduled Tribes, andWomen. The initiativeenvisages loans to at least twoaspiring entrepreneurs fromthese categories. The loanshall be in the ten lakh to onecrore rupee range. 5100 e-rickshaws were alsodistributed on the occasion.

The Prime Minister paid

homage to Babu Jagjivan Ramon his birth anniversary, andrecalled his greatcontributions and service tothe nation at crucial periodsin various official capacities.Prime Minister NarendraModi said “Jagjivan Babuserved as India’s agricultureminister during the green

Government's Achievements

“Stand Up India” initiative launched to boostentrepreneurship among Dalits, Adivasis and Women

revolution and as defenceminister during the 1971 war,which brought about the

liberation of Bangladesh.” Hesaid that he was aninspirational figure who haddedicated his life to theupliftment of the poor and themarginalised.

A lifelong struggle againstuntouchability and socialinjustice made Babu JagjivanRam a social reformer in true

PM pays homage to Babu Jagjivan Ram on his birth anniversary

sense,he added.Explaining his vision for

converting job seekers intojob creators, the PrimeMinister said the Stand UpIndia initiative will transformthe lives of the Dalits and theAdivasis. The Prime Ministersaid that India’s developmentjourney will be stronger whenit is scripted by the poor. Heurged the gathering toeducate their children, andespecially the girl child.

Earlier, the Prime Ministerinteracted with the familiesof some of the beneficiaries,over a cup of tea. Thebeneficiaries explained how e-rickshaws would change theirlives for the better. The PrimeMinister exhorted them toensure that they educate theirchildren. The Prime Ministerbooked an e-rickshaw, andtook a brief e-rickshaw ridetowards the stage, making thepayment for the ride througha cellphone.


The Union Cabinet on23rd March chaired bythe Prime Minister Shri

Narendra Modi has approvedthe implementation of therural housing scheme ofPradhan Mantri AwaasYojana – Gramin. Under thescheme, financial assistance is

provided for construction ofpucca house to all houselessand households living indilapidated houses.

The expenditure involvedin implementing the projectin a span of 3 years from 2016-17 to 2018-19 is Rs.81975 crore.It is proposed that one crorehouseholds would beprovided assistance forconstruction of pucca houseunder the project during theperiod from 2016-17 to 2018-

Cabinet approves implementation of the rural housingscheme of Pradhan Mantri Awaas Yojana (Gramin)

19. The scheme would beimplemented in rural areasthroughout India except Delhiand Chandigarh. The cost ofhouses would be sharedbetween Centre and States.

The Government in thePresident’s address in theJoint Session of Parliament in

May 2014 had announced thatby the time the nationcompletes 75 years of itsIndependence (by 2022),every family would have apucca house with waterconnection, toilet facilities,24x7 electricity supply andaccess. Further, UnionMinister for Finance, duringthe presentation of AnnualBudget for 2015-16 hasannounced the intention of theGovernment to achieve


‘Housing for All’ by 2022.This proposal prepared byDepartment of RuralDevelopment is to restructurethe current programme onrural housing to achieve thisobjective to provide puccahouse to all who are houselessand living in dilapidated

houses. The urbancomponent hasalready beenapproved on 25thJune, 2015 and isu n d e rimplementation.

Under theexisting RuralHousing Scheme {Indira AwaasYojana (IAY)}implemented byMinistry of RuralD e v e l o p m e n t ,financial assistanceof Rs.70,000/- inplain areas andRs.75,000/- inhilly/difficult areas

including IAP districts, isprovided to the rural BPLhouseholds for constructionof a dwelling unit. Sinceinception of the scheme, 351lakh houses have beenconstructed, incurring a totalexpenditure of Rs 1,05,815.80crore.

The new scheme will be asubstantial augmentation ofhousing effort in rural areaswhile ensuring quality of thehouses constructed.


The Union Cabinet chaired bythe Prime Minister ShriNarendra Modi has given its

ex-post facto approval forimplementation of One Rank OnePension (OROP). The benefit will begiven with effect from 1st July, 2014.Pension will be re-fixed for pre1.7.2014 pensioners retiring in thesame rank and with the same lengthof service as the average of minimumand maximum pension drawn by theretirees in the year 2013. Thosedrawing pensions above the averagewill be protected. The benefitwould also be extended to familypensioners including war widows anddisabled pensioners.

The implementation of OROP willresult in enhanced pension for thepensioners/family pensioners ofDefence Forces. The setting up of theJudicial Committee headed by JusticeL. Narasimha Reddy will help in theremoval of anomalies that may arisein the implementation of OROP orderdated 7.11.2015.

Financial implications on accountof grant of OROP including Pre-Matured Retirees (PMR) cases wouldbe Rs. 10925.11 crore for payment ofarrears and annual financialimplication would be Rs. 7488.7 crore.Till 31st March, 2016, 15.91 lakhpensioners have been given the firstinstalment of OROP, which amountsto Rs. 2,861 crore. Information isbeing gathered for processing onpriority basis, the cases of 1.15 lakhpensioners after filling in the gaps ofinformation such as the length ofservice being assessed, etc.

Implementation of OneRank One Pension getsex-post facto approval

With the rising shares of solar capacities, Indiacould turn into a power surplus nation in theupcoming 5 to seven years, as predicted by

Moody’s Investors Service (MIS). The expecteddevelopment is likely to subject thermal powercompanies to challenges, with their capacity utilizationundergoing a radical decline, as per the report.

Considering counter party risk issues as also therequirement for stable policy initiatives for cushioninglong term investments, implementing renewableenergy capacities would be a daunting task, as per theMIS statement. The renewable energy capacities’growth by 2022 is planned to augment around 175GWwhich is a major jump from the current 37GW, thereport said. The unregulated power companies wouldreceive the most intense impact of a rising share ofrenewable in India’s energy mix. Being in a zone wherethey are bereft of any cost benefits from ratepayers,such companies have a greater exposure towards themarket impact of clean energy tax and other suchenvironmental regulations, as per Abhishek Tyagi,Moody’s Vice President and Senior Analyst, stated thereport. Current and future generation mix as also theway of adapting to the evolving policy environmentwould determine credit implications for individualIndian power generators, Tyagi said. Business risk ofregulated entities like NTPC Ltd, Tata Power etc islikely to amplify in the long term. Contracted andavailability based revenue would play out in the favorof such companies, whose whose power output isdominated by conventional sources, added the report.

India to become a powersurplus nation in the

coming 5-7 years : Moody



Hindus think Muslimsare communal.Muslims think Hinds

are communal. AndCongressmen think theyalone are secular Fortunatelyall these impressions arewrong. Had it been otherwise,secularism would not standthe ghost of chance in India.But the fact is that India hasalways been secular.

Indeed, throughout thefreedom struggle, the wordsecularism was never a partof our political vocabulary. Somuch so that when theConstitution of India wasframed and adopted, theword secularism did not occurin it even once. It was takenfor granted as a fact of life.The term became current coinin India only after 1952 whenour first General Electionwere held. It is very much achild of our electoral politics.

Secularism as a modernconcept was born in the west.There was a time when thechurch ruled all Christandom.The Pop’s writ ran in matternot only ecclesiastical but alsotemporal. Against theis therewas the revolt thriggered bythe Reformation.

The Christian princesheartily welcomed the newsituation. They not onlywanted freedom to marry or

divorce as they pleased, butalso the right to make war orpeace, without any referenceto the Pope. In the newredistribution of power theChurch was confined toreligious affairs and theprinces assumed sovereignauthority in temporal matters.This separation of Church andstate was described in oneword as ‘secularism’.Actually, before longGovernments in manycountries came to acquire adecisive voice even inreligious matters.

The Indian tradition hasbeen entirely different. Unlikethe three semititc religions(Judaism, Christianity andIslam) which have a fixedcreed – for example, one God,one Prophet and one HolyBook-which must be believed

in, Hinduism does not haveany creed. It is polytheisticcongress of religious beliefsand practices. You maybelieve in one god or a milliongods or no god, and yet be aHindu. As Al-Biruni, the greathistorian who came to Indiawith Mahmud Ghazni, noted:“At the most they (Hindus)fight with words, but theywill never stake their soul orbody or property on religiouscontroversy”. Hinduism hasnever been an organizedChurch with an hierarchy anda central authority.

Since anybody could haveany religious beliefs, nobodywas called upon to subscribeto any particular set of beliefs.The state did not prefer oneor the other school ofreligious thought, althoughthe monarch encouraged andenjoyed Shastrarth, greatreligious debates. The firstthing a king who conquerednew territory did, was towarship the gods of theannexed region.

Since Hinduism wasnatural, and not a creedal,religion, modern science didnot rock its boat: if anything,it only seemed to confirmHindu perceptions. And sincethere had been no break withthe past, there was neither aDark Age nor any

India was born Secular-By K R Malkani

VAICHARIKI

Hindus will never stake their soul or body or property on religious controversy.-Al-Biruni

The Indian tradition has beenentirely different. Unlike thethree semititc religions(Judaism, Christianity andIslam) which have a fixedcreed – for example, one God,one Prophet and one HolyBook-which must be believedin, Hinduism does not haveany creed. It is polytheisticcongress of religious beliefsand practices.


renaissance. Politics andreligion went their ownindependent ways. It was astate of perfect secularism.Interestingly enough, the onlymajor case of departure fromthis norm was the GreatAshoka. He had a definitepartiality for Buddhism. Buthis ministers effectivelycurbed his predilection byretiring him from the throne.

Even the Muslim rulersdid not establish Islam as thestate religion of India.Though many of them camefrom the rough steppes ofCentral Asia and gave India aharsh administration, theywere basically political rulersand not religious zealots. Oneday when Alla-ud-din Khilji’sattention was drawn to aHindu religious processionpassing below his place, heexpressed his inability to stopit. The much malignedMohammed Tughlaq wsaccused by Muslim historiansof being an ‘adorer ofHindus’. He met yogisstudied Sanskrit and tookpart in Holi festival. When onone occasion, the chief Qazinamed some hindu leaders asconspiring against theGovernment, his reactionwas: “This man desires thedestruction of the empire. Cut

off his head.” And cut off itwas!

The mughals banned cowslaughter and drank onlyGangajal. Indeed, basically,Mughals ruled India incoalition with Rajputs.Akbar’s marriage withJodhabai was a typicalpolitical-cum-matrimonialalliance. She not only retainedher Hindu faith but very much

Hinduized Akbar himself.Though Aurangzeb reversedthis liberal tradition, heretained Jaipur and Jodhpuras the pillars of the state. Hedid not touch Shivaji incaptivity for fear ofdispleasing Jaipur. And hetrusted only Hindus to guardhis private apartments.

Shivaji rose in revoltagainst the bigotry ofAurangzeb: but he neveroffended Muslim religioussusceptibilities. He killedAfzal Khan for politicalreasons – but he built him animpressive tomb on the spotfor courteous reasons. Henever desecrated a mosque.And though he married asmany as seven times – mostlyfor political reasons – he wastoo conscientious to accept thecaptive daughter of thesubedar of Kalyan.

The British followed the

Indian tradition. In the affairsof the East India Company,trade was paramount and themissionaries ploughed alonely furrow. When Britishrule was firmly established,there were some attempts atproselytization. But 1857convinced them of the futilityof an active religious feelingsof all sections of thepopulation.

In 1921 we made themistake of mixing up religionwith politics when India’sfreedom movement waslinked to the demand for therestoration of the Khalifa ofIslam. (Be it said to the creditof Jinnah that he opposed theprogramme). The partition ofIndia can be directly tracedto the religious passions aroused by that issue. Butotherwise it was a verysecular movement, based onSwadeshi, taking up issueslike Khadi and salt tax laws,the ex-change rate andIndianisation of the services.

When India became free,we gave ourselves aConstitution that gaveequality of status to all itscitizens without anydifferences of caste, class orcreed. It is significant thatthough the wounds ofpartition were still fresh,nobody suggested anythingless than full citizenship rightsfor Muslims. Nobody so muchas whispered that Muslimcould not be entrusted withcrucial offices like those ofPresident, Prime Minister andArmy Chief of Staff.

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In 1921 we made the mistake of mixing up religion withpolitics when India’s freedom movement was linked to thedemand for the restoration of the Khalifa of Islam. (Be itsaid to the credit of Jinnah that he opposed theprogramme). The partition of India can be directly tracedto the religious passions a roused by that issue.


Kamla Advani is no more

Shri Lal Krishna Advani’s wife Smt. Kamla Advani, who washis companion for 51 years, passed away due to heart failureat AIIMS on April 6. Smt. Kamla Advani (83) has been

survived by her husband, a son and a daughter. She had beensuffering from age related problems for some time.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and a number of leaders,including BJP president Amit Shah, former Prime MinisterManmohan Singh Congress president Sonia Gandhi, party’s vice-president Rahul Gandhi, West Bengal Chief Minister MamataBanerjee, Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu,Samajwadi Party supremo Mulayam Singh Yadav, expressedcondolence on her demise.

Recalling his interactions with Kamla Advani, Shri Modi saidhis thoughts are with the Advani family in this hour of grief. “Deeply pained and saddenedby Kamla Advaniji’s demise. She always inspired and motivated karyakartas and was LKAdvaniji’s pillar of strength,” Shri Modi tweeted.

“Deeply saddened by the demise of Kamla Advaniji. My heartfelt condolences toAdvaniji's family. May God give strength to bear the great pain,” Shri Amit Shah said.

Union Home Ministers Shri Rajnath Singh, Shri Nitin Gadkari, Shri Ravi Shankar Prasad,Shri DV Sadananda Gowda, Shri JP Nadda and Shri Prakash Javadekar, were among themany who expressed grief over her death. Kamla, who married L K Advani in 1965, was asocial worker and always provided strength to Sh. Advaniji in his political activities.

Former BJP MP from Buxar Shri Lal Muni Chaubey died dueto prolonged illness at AIIMS, New Delhi, on March 25. Hewas 73. Shri Chaubey represented Buxar parliamentary

constituency four times in Lok Sabha from from 1996 to 2009. Hehad also been an MLA from Chainpur seat of Kaimur districtthrice in the Assembly. “Chaubeyji’s death has caused an irreparableloss to Bihar and the party. His death caused a void in state’spolitics which will be difficult to fill up. He was a source ofinspiration for party workers for his honesty and simple lifestyle,” Bihar BJP President Shri Mangal Pandey told .

Union ministers Ram Vilas Paswan, Radha Mohan Singh, RamKripal Yadav, Giriraj Singh Bihar’s former chief ministers Lalu Prasad, Rabri Devi and JitanRam Manjhi and senior Bihar BJP leaders Sushil Kumar Modi, Nand Kishore Yadav, PremKumar, others mourned the death of Shri Chaubey.

Shri Chaubey, who hailed from Kaimur district, was elected for the first time from BuxarLok Sabha constituency in 1996. He represented the seat continuously till 2009, when he lostto RJD leader Jagadanand Singh by 2,000 votes. He was also health minister in Karpuri Thakurgovernment.As health minister Shri Lal Muni Chaubey banned the private practice of governmentdoctors Shri Chaubey was first MLA in Bihar Vidhan Sabha who resigned from the assemblyto protest against Indira‘s emergency and joined the movement led by Jai Praksh Narayan(JP).

Former BJP MP Lal Muni Chaubey passes away

SHRADHANJALI


President’s Rule has beenimposed in the State ofUttarakhand. Article

356 of the Constitution can beinvoked only if the Presidentis satisfied that there aregrounds for believing that thegovernance of the State cannotbe carried on in accordancewith the Constitution.

The Congress party in theState of Uttarakhand splitafter a section of theleadership alleged that theywere dis-satisfied both withthe Chief Minister and thecentral leadership of theCongress party. The split wason account of reasons internalto the Congress party. NineMembers of the Congressparty in the LegislativeAssembly decided to voteagainst the Appropriation Billwhich provides for the budgetof the State. On 18th March2016, it appears that 35Members voted against theAppropriation Bill and 32 infavour. These 35 Memberscomprised of 27 from the BJPand 9 rebel Congress men.There is documentaryevidence both prior andsubsequent to the AssemblySession to suggest that these35 Members asked for aDivision of Votes. Theproceedings of the Assemblycirculated in writingestablishes the charge that aDivision was asked for and

A state without a budget- Arun Jaitley

yet it was claimed that theAppropriation Bill has beenpassed without a vote.

There are strong facts tosuggest that theAppropriation Bill wasactually defeated. As aconsequence, the Governmenthad to resign. Two furtherconsequences flow out of this.Firstly, the Appropriation Billsanctioning expenditure from

1st April 2016 was notapproved and, secondly, if theAppropriation Bill wasdefeated, the continuation ofthe Government subsequentto 18th March 2016 isunconstitutional. It is to benoted that till today, neitherthe Chief Minister nor theSpeaker have forwarded acertified copy of theAppropriation Bill to theGovernor. Obviously, there isno assent of the Governor tothe Appropriation Bill.

In any case, all factssurrounding the allegeddiscussion and passage of theAppropriation Bill clearlyindicate its non-passage.There is a cloud and a seriousdoubt about theAppropriation Bill. There is acomplete breakdown of theConstitutional machinery inas much as the Government,which should have resignedon the 18th of March with thefailure of Appropriation Bill,has decided to continue. Asof today there is noAppropriation Bill certified bythe Speaker which hasreceived assent of theGovernor. If it is Speaker’scase that the rebels voted infavour of the AppropriationBill and, hence, it has beenpassed, then the rebels couldnot have been disqualified.

Having plunged the State


In any case, all factssurrounding the allegeddiscussion and passage ofthe Appropriation Bill clearlyindicate its non-passage.There is a cloud and aserious doubt about theAppropriation Bill. There is acomplete breakdown of theConstitutional machinery inas much as the Government,which should have resignedon the 18th of March with thefailure of Appropriation Bill,has decided to continue. Asof today there is noAppropriation Bill certifiedby the Speaker which hasreceived assent of theGovernor. If it is Speaker’scase that the rebels voted infavour of the AppropriationBill and, hence, it has beenpassed, then the rebelscould not have beendisqualified.


At a time when shoutingslogans for India'sbarbadi and "Pakistan

zindabad" are being put onpremium and nationalpoliticians are rubbingshoulders with such anti-national elements in thename of right to freedomof expression, two uniquepublications by the HumanResource DevelopmentMinistry on the life andtimes of our military heroeswho gave their life so thatIndia and her citizens weresafe. Inspired by the HRDMinister Mrs. Smriti Z.Irani, National Council ofEducational Research &Training has come out with"Veer Gaatha" in Englishnarrating the hair-raisingaccounts of the uniquebravery and supremesacrifices made by ourgreat soldiers of all ranks togive a bloody nose to theaggressors.

So far, in all 21 officersand men in the army havebeen deocorated with theParam Vir Chakras in ourwars with Pakistan in 1947-48,1965, 1971, 1999, With Chinaonce in 1962 and in peace-keeping operations in Congo(1960-64) and in Sri Lanka(1987-90). 14 PVCs wereawarded posthumously and 7of the heroes received these inperson. One PVC has gone toan Air Force Flying OfficerNirmal Jit Singh Sekhon

during 1971 Indo-Pak war andrest have gone to the Army.

The other organ of HRDministry, the National BookTrust (NBT) has come outwith the story of these greatbrave-hearts in comics form in

Hindi displaying the variousphases of their life andsacrifices. Each book has beendevoted to one PVC awardee.

The present NDAgovernment led by ShriNarendra Modi, both thebooks are a right step in thedirection of in theimpressionable minds of ourstudents the spirit and zeal todo something for the country.Veer Gaatha sings in wordsthe exemplary brave andextreme sacrifices of our 21brave soldiers of all ranks ofthe Army and Air Force rightfrom the 1947-48 first war

with Pakistan to through outthe aggresors from theKashmir Valley, Congooperation in 1961, India-Chinawar 1962, India-Pakistan warin 1965, India-Pakistan war in1971 that culminated into the

birth of independent nationof Bangladesh, SiachenConflict 1987, SrilankaOperation 1987 and theKargil Conflict 1999. TheKargil operation markedthe only instance where theaggressor Pakistan wassent home with a bloodynose and every inch of thesacred soil of India wasrecovered.

Param Vir Chakdra(PVC) is the highestWartime Gallantry Awardfor most conspicuousbravery or some daring orpre-eminent act of valouror self-sacrifice, in the

presence of the enemy,whether on land, at sea or inthe air. Instituted on the firstRepublic Day January 26, 1950,the Award came intoretrospective effect fromAugust 15, 1947, the day Indiawon her independence.

The first recipient wasMajor Somnath Sharma, thehero of Badgaon, who ledIndia's stiff resistance toprevent Pak invaders captureSrinagar airport. Healongwith one JCO and 20other ranks stemmed the Pakarmy advance. Even when theenemy was just 50 yards away,

Hair-raising stories of patriotism

They made Supreme Sacrifices for India's Security & ProsperityBy Amba Charan Vashishth


in his last message to theArmy Headquarters, MajorSomnath Sharma stated: "Weare heavily outnumbered. Weare under devastating fire. Ishall not withdraw an inch butwill fight to the last man andthe last round". These are nowpart of the Army lore. "He hasset an example", stated thecitation, "of courage andqualities seldom equalled in thehistory of the Indian Army.

Veer Gaatha hasreproduced the Citation thatwas read at the time of award-giving ceremony giving thedetails of the extraordinarybravery shown by eachrecipients. It also details thepostal stamps issued by thegovernment in their honour.

NBT comic books arededicated to each hero givinga chilling account of the greatsacrifices made for thecountry.

Infusing courage in hismen Lance Naik Karam Singhtold in chaste Punjabi, "Jadonassin itthe jaan de daange tansaadi keemat wadh javegi"(When we give our lives here,then our value will increase).

Company Quarter MasterHavildar Abdul Hamid wasawarded PVC for hisremarkable achievement inturning about 7 US madePatton Tanks then consideredinvincible with his recoillessguns in Khem Karan Sectorduring 1965 war withPakistan. He continuedfighting till he was mortallywounded by enemy shell.

Flying Officer Nirmal JitSingh Sekhon communicated

his steel strong determinationsaying, "I am behind twoSabres, I won't let them getaway".

In his letter 2/Lt. ArunKhetrapal wrote to his fatherBrigadier Khetrapal from thewar front just five days back,"Over here we are having agood time". When his tankwas partially destroyed andhis superior ordered toabandon it, Khetrapal politelyrefused to comply saying, "NoSir, I will not abandon mytank. My gun is still workingand I will get these...."

Indomitable spirit of theimmortal hero in Lt. ManojKumar Pandey wasdiscovered from his personaldiary where in his own hand

he wrote:"If death strikes beforeI prove my bloodI promise (swear)I will kill death."Granadier Yogender Singh

Yadav has been the youngestrecipient of Param Vir Chakra.Born on May 10, 1980 andrecruited at the age of 16, heachieved martyrdom in histeens on 3-4 July, 1999.

All these chilling accountsof the bravery of these greatsons of India send out onlyone message to the presentgeneration: Duty above self.These also make us recall tothe memory Lord Tennyson'spoem where who wrote:

"Theirs not to reason why,Theirs but to do and die."

into a serious Constitutional crisis by continuing a Governmentwhich should have quit after the failure of the AppropriationBill, and further complicating the crisis the Chief Ministerstarted allurement, horse-trading and disqualification with aview to altering the composition of the House. After theAssembly has been put under suspended animation and thedecision has been made public, the Speaker has decided todisqualify some Members. The Constitutional breakdownhas been compounded further by this action. On 18th Marchthe majority was declared to be a minority and vice versa,and on 27th March the composition of the House wasattempted to be changed in violation of the Constitution toconvert a minority into a majority. This is an unprecedentedcase of a Speaker declaring a failed Appropriation Bill aspassed and then failing to certify falsehood. This leaves theState without any approved financial expenditure with effectfrom 1st April 2016. What better evidence do we need of abreakdown of Constitution? The Congress Government ofUttarakhand was murdering democracy every day from the18th of March till the 27th of March. It is now incumbentupon the Central Government to ensure that steps are takenunder Article 357 to authorise expenditure of the State witheffect from 1st April 2016.



PM Shri Modi five-dayvisit of Belgium, theU.S. and Saudi Arabia

started on the First day of histrip while staying in BrusselsShri Modi attended the India-EU Summit and the same dayalso held bilateral talks withhis Belgian counterpartCharles Michel. PrimeMinister Narendra Shri Modialso paid tribute to the victimsof the Brussels terror attacksin which over 30 people,including an Indian, lost theirlives. He laid a wreath at theMaalbeek Metro station in theBelgian capital where asuicide bomber blew himselfup killing scores ofpassengers, including IndianRaghavendran Ganeshan.

While addressing Indiancommunity inBrussels(Belgium) Hedescribed the IndianCommunity as the “Lokdoot”of India.

The Prime Minister saidthat despite the huge threat,the world is not able todeliver a proportionateresponse to terror – and termssuch as “good terrorism” and“bad terrorism” end upstrengthening it. ShriNarendra Modi describedhow India has faced thisscourge for forty years, whichmany described as a mere lawand order problem for a longtime, until 9/11 happened. Hedeclared that India would notbow to terror. Shri NarendraModi said he has spoken tomany world leaders andemphasized the need todelink religion from terror.He recalled the Global SufiConference in New Delhirecently, where liberal Islamicscholars had denouncedterrorism. He said thisapproach was essential to stopradicalization. The rightatmosphere had to be created

to end terror, he added. ThePrime Minister regretted thatthe United Nations had notbeen able to come up with astructured response toterrorism. He said the UN hasnot been able to fulfill itsresponsibility in this regard,and had not come up with asuitable resolution. Hewarned that institutionswhich do not evolveappropriate responses toemerging situations, riskedirrelevance. The PrimeMinister also mentioned thatthe whole world which ispassing through an economiccrisis, had recognized Indiaas a ray of hope. He said Indiahas become the fastestgrowing large economy in theworld, and this is not becauseof good fortune. He said thishas happened despite twosuccessive drought years. Hesaid that this is the result ofgood intentions and sound

PM attends Nuclear Security Summit &India-European Union Summit

PM visit to Belgium, the U.S. and Saudi Arabia


policies.Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi

attended the Nuclear Security Summit 2016 inWashington on April 2. Several issues of globalimportance were discussed at the event.

PM Modi and PM Abe met on the sidelinesof the summit .In line with the Special Strategicand Global Partnership with Japan, discussionswere held in a very cordial atmosphere. PMAbe thanked PM Modi for the excellenthospitality during his bilateral visit to Indiain December 2015. He described his visit toVaranasi as unforgettable.

PM Abe acknowledged that under PMModi’s leadership, the Indian economy wasnow serving as the engine of global growth.

The two leaders reviewed the decisionstaken during PM Abe’s visit and expressedsatisfaction at the strong pace ofimplementation. PM Abe conveyed that asurvey Mission will be coming from Japan inMay to take forward the Convention Centreproject in Varanasi. They also discussedmeasures to promote further trade andinvestment.

PM thanked PM Abe for Japan’s strongparticipation in the International Fleet Review.

The two leaders also discussed thecontinuing threat of terrorism and the needfor the International community to eschewselective approaches. They also reviewedglobal and regional issues.

PM Abe said that he was greatly lookingforward to PM Modi’s bilateral visit to Japanlater this year.

The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modialso met the Prime Minister of Canada, Mr.Justin Trudeau.

The Prime Minister said new energy anddynamism has been imparted to relationsbetween the two countries, since Mr. Trudeauassumed office. He spoke of immensepossibilities for further expanding therelationship in the economic sphere.

The Canadian Prime Ministercongratulated Prime Minister Modi for hisintervention during the NSS dinner yesterday,and said Canada and India can be leaders in

PM Modi‘s intervention during the dinnerhosted by US President Barack Obama

The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi madean intervention during the dinner hosted byUS President Barack Obama, on the theme of

nuclear security threat perceptions.Appreciating the US President for putting the

spotlight on nuclear security, the Prime Minister saidhe had, by doing so, done great service to globalsecurity.

Referring to the recent terror attacks in Brussels,the Prime Minister said that Brussels shows us howreal and immediate is the threat to nuclear securityfrom terrorism. Shri Narendra Modi called for focuson three contemporary features of terrorism: First,today’s terrorism uses extreme violence as theatre.

Second, we are no longer looking for a man in acave, but we are hunting for a terrorist in a city witha computer or a smartphone. Third, state actors workingwith nuclear traffickers and terrorists present thegreatest risk.

Noting that terror has evolved and terrorists areusing 21st century technology, the Prime Ministerobserved that our responses are rooted in the past. Hesaid terrorism is globally networked, but we still actonly nationally to counter this threat. He added thatthe reach and supply chains of terrorism are global,but genuine cooperation between nation states is not.

The Prime Minister said that without preventionand prosecution of acts of terrorism, there is nodeterrence against nuclear terrorism. He urged everyoneto drop the notion that terrorism is someone else’sproblem and that “his” terrorist is not “my” terrorist.

The Prime Minister said nuclear security mustremain an abiding national priority, and all Statesmust completely abide by their internationalobligations.


efforts towards non-proliferation. PrimeMinister Modi also spoke of India’sthrust towards renewable energy. Hementioned smart cities, urbaninfrastructure and skill development asareas where Canada could furtherdeepen its engagement with India. Healso mentioned India’s progressivepolicy in the hydrocarbon sector, andsought Canadian cooperation in theareas of coal gasification andunderground mining of coal. PrimeMinister Trudeau accepted PrimeMinister Modi’s invitation to visit India.

Prime Minister Modi met the PrimeMinister of United Kingdom, Mr. DavidCameron. Both leaders recalled Shri NarendraModi’s visit to the UK last year, and PrimeMinister Modi said that ties between the twocountries had become richer and deeper.

Defence cooperation came up for discussionand Prime Minister Modi mentioned that theUK could be a partner in the Make in Indiainitiative, especially in the defence sector. Visaissues also came up for discussion.

While leaving Washington DC for SaudiArabia after attending NSS 2016 PM tweeted,“My Washington DC visit was full of fruitfulmeetings & interactions. We have discussedan issue of great global importance”.Narendra Modi calls for taking theIndia-Saudi economic relationshipbeyond export & import

The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modion April 2nd interacted with 30 Saudi CEOsand Indian business leaders in Riyadh. Hedescribed India and Saudi Arabia as oldfriends, ready to take bold new steps to agolden future.

Emphasizing the strength of ties betweenthe two countries, he recalled King Salmanmentioning that he was taught by an Indianteacher.

He said India had a unique combinationof democracy, demography and demand, andseveral policy initiatives had been taken overthe last two years to spur growth and progress.

Speaking about the health sector, he saidthere was tremendous scope for investmentin the manufacturing of medical devices. Hesaid India’s health sector which is globallyextremely cost competitive, offers immensescope for health tourism. He added that Indiannurses, present in large numbers in the Gulf,

Modi gifted a gold-plated replica of theCheraman Juma Masjid to

King Salman of Saudi ArabiaP r i m e

M i n i s t e rN a r e n d r aM o d ipresented agold-platedreplica of theC h e r a m a nJuma Masjidto KingSalman ofSaudi Arabia,he wasunderliningthe trade links that existed between Indiaand Saudi Arabia since the first millenniumBC. But the Masjid is also the symbol of thepeaceful entry of Islam into the Indiansubcontinent followed by centuries ofharmonious coexistence with religions.

Cheraman Juma Masjid in KodungallurTaluk of Kerala is said to be the first mosquein India, constructed in the seventh century.


are a testament to our well-trained manpower.He called for taking the economic

relationship beyond export and import, totechnology transfers and joint investment.

He assured Saudi investors thatretrospective taxation was a thing of the past,and his Government believes in a predictablelong term taxation regime. He mentionedpetroleum, renewable energy, infrastructure,and defence manufacturing, as possible areasfor Saudi investment.

He said Saudi investment in fertilizers,warehousing, cold chain facilities andagriculture, would be a win-win partnership,as it would ensure good quality food productsfor Saudi Arabia.

He said India and Saudi Arabia shouldlook at working together in the field of cyber-security.PM visits L&T workers’ residentialcomplex in Riyadh

The Prime MinisterShri Narendra Modivisited the L&T workers’ residential complex

in Riyadh. L&T is part of a consortium that isbuilding a section of the Riyadh Metro.Speaking on the occasion, the Prime Ministerappreciated the efforts made by the workersfor the project, and said “your hard work hasbrought me here.”

He said that the work being done byIndian workers abroad, not only earns money,but also raises the stature of India. He said

Indian workers were fondly remembered invarious parts of the world where they hadcompleted many prestigious projects. He saidthat in future, the Riyadh Metro too wouldsimilarly evoke memories about Indianworkers who had contributed to itsconstruction.

The Prime Minister said he often gets toknow about Indians working abroad throughletters he receives from their relatives. Headded that he shares both their joys and theirsorrows, through these letters. “I feel I am apart of your family,” he said.

The Prime Minister mentioned the “e-migrate” initiative of the Union Government,which would facilitate people who wished towork abroad.

He said more “worker resource centres”would be opened, and the MADAD portalwas a way to immediately reach the UnionGovernment. The Prime Minister said thatIndia has the capacity to give the world the

manpower it requires.The gathering of over a thousand

workers, cheered enthusiastically on manyoccasions as the Prime Minister spoke.The Prime Minister later mingled withthe assembled workers, and shared snackswith them.PM visits TCS all-women IT andPM visits TCS all-women IT andPM visits TCS all-women IT andPM visits TCS all-women IT andPM visits TCS all-women IT andITES Centre, RiyadhITES Centre, RiyadhITES Centre, RiyadhITES Centre, RiyadhITES Centre, Riyadh

The Prime Minister, Shri NarendraModi also paid his visit to the All WomenIT and ITES Centre of Tata ConsultancyServices in Riyadh. The Prime Ministerwas given an overview of the operations,and interacted with the all-womenworkforce, who enthusiasticallywelcomed and greeted him.

Speaking on the occasion, the PrimeMinister said that it is a big message for theworld that he is meeting with the people whoare, in a way, the pride of Saudi Arabia.

Shri Narendra Modi said that in today’scompetitive world we have to unite ourstrengths both natural and human, foroptimum progress. He said that when womenpower becomes a part of the development


journey, it gathers fresh momentum. He saidthat the atmosphere he is witnessing at this

Centre today, appears to be a harbinger of apositive force for the world. He invited the

women IT professionals to visit India, andsaid their visit will make a huge impact evenin India.

The Prime Minister emphasized the roleof technology in governance, and said e-governance, for him, means easy governance,effective governance, and economicgovernance.

The Prime Minister invited them to seethe “Narendra Modi App” and even sharetheir views on women empowerment in India.

“Vande Mataram. Matri Devo Bhavah”wrote the Prime Minister on the messageboard at the Centre.

Top Saudi honour to PM came as anotherglobal recognition of ‘Sabka Saath, SabkaVikas’ and inclusive development effort

of Modi government.The Bharatiya Janata Party congratulated

Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi on beingconferred Saudi Arabia’s highest civilianhonour, Sash of King Abdulaziz Sash (SpecialClass). The Award isconferred by the Custodianof the Two Holy MosquesKing Salman bin AbdulazizAl Saud. It is a special honourconferred by Saudi Arabia toPM Narendra Modi.

Commenting on thishonour being conferred tothe Prime Minister, BJPNational President Shri AmitShah said, “This is a matterof pride for the entire nation.It illustrates the fact that the guiding principleof ‘Sabka Saath, Sabka Vikas’ has resonatedall over the world and is being widelyappreciated.”

The BJP President added, “The fact thatSaudi Arabia has conferred this award isworth taking note of. Saudi Arabia is a veryimportant nation in the geo-politics of the

world and home to the holiest Islamic pilgrimcentres. The importance of Saudi Arabia inthe world’s cultural milieu is immense.”

Shri Amit Shah termed this award as onemore fitting recognition for the progressiveand dynamic foreign policy of the NDAgovernment under the leadership of ShriNarendra Modi.

Commenting on thePrime Minister’s SaudiArabia visit Shri Amit Shahnoted, “It was a historicalvisit with historicaloutcomes. Comprehensivediscussions on broadeningeconomic and people-to-people contact will benefitnot only India and SaudiArabia but also the entireworld.” Shri Amit Shahrecalled the historical trade

ties between Saudi Arabia and India andexpressed confidence that the economicpartnership between the two nations will groweven more.

Appreciating the overall foreign policy ofthe NDA government, Shri Amit Shahaffirmed, “Under the leadership of Shri

Top Saudi honour to PM is another global recognitionof ‘Sabka Saath, Sabka Vikas’ : Amit Shah



With the slogan of "Sabka Saath, SabkaVikaas" Bharatiya Janata Partycontested Lok Sabha election in the

country. Chasing the target of Mission 272+ BJPalone won 282 seats. Following is the detailedanalysis of the elections:-

Total seats : 543Total Scheduled Caste seats : 84Total Scheduled Tribe seats : 47Seats won by BJP· Total seats won : 282· Scheduled Caste MPs : 40

= 47.61 percent Scheduled Caste seat· Women seats : 06· Scheduled Tribes MPs : 27

= 69.44 percent Scheduled Tribe seat· Women seats : 02· Seats won by BJP Women Candidates : 28

= 10 percent in all seats won by BJP

NDA (282 + 54 = 336)· Seats won by NDA excluding BJP : 54· Scheduled Caste seats won by NDA

excluding BJP : 09· Scheduled Tribes seats won by NDA : 02· Women seats won by NDA

(excluding BJP) : 02· Scheduled Caste seats won

by NDA : 62.02 %· Scheduled Tribe seats won

by NDA : 70.73 %

Congress could not win even a single seatin the following states in 16th Lok Sabhaelections:

1. Delhi 2. Goa 3. Gujarat4. Himachal Pradesh5. Jammu & Kashmir 6. Jharkhand

In the National Executive meeting heldin New Delhi on 19-20 March 2016,General Secretary’s report was presentedby BJP National General Secretary(Organization) Shri Ramlal detailing thejourney of the party in last three years. Thereport covered the period between 23January 2013 to 24 January 2016. It is tobe noted that Shri Rajnath Singh was electedas BJP National President on 23 January2016 and after he became the Union HomeMinister, Shri Amit Shah became theNational President on 09 July 2014. Theperiod saw BJP getting massive victory inLok Sabha elections under the leadership of Shri Narendra Modi. Apart from winning manystate assembly elections BJP also become the largest political party in the world. It was amomentous journey for the party as it received huge support from the people and got theopportunity to play a historic role in shaping the future of India. We are publishing the fulltext of the report in a series for our esteemed readers:

Towards Ek Bharat, Shreshtha Bharat…General Secretary’s Report : Part-2


7. Nagaland 8. Odisha 9. Rajasthan10. Sikkim 11. Tamilnadu 12. Tripura13. Uttarakhand 14. Andhra Pradesh

Congress could not win even a single seat inthe following UTs

1. Andaman & Nicobar 2. Chandigarh3. Dadra Nagar Haveli 4. Daman & Diu5. Puducherry 6. Lakshadweep

Thanking people in Vadodara - VaranasiImmediately after the declaration of

election results, Shri Narendra Modiaddressed a large public meeting in hisconstituency in Vadodara in Gujarat. Heexpressed his gratitude for the massive victoryof BJP in all the 26 seats in Gujarat and saidthat his government will work for everyone;from Kashmir to Kanyakumari and Kutch toKamarup. Bowing to the people in humility,he said that his government will be dedicatedto good governance.

The very next day, Shri Narendra Modireached Varanasi where people extended hima warm welcome. After performing Puja atKashi Vishwanath temple, he took part inGanga Aarti at the famous DashashwamedhGhat. Thanking the people of Varanasi duringhis speech, he expressed gratitude for their faithand support.Shri Narendra Modi elected as theleader of BJP Parliamentary Party

BJP Prime Ministerial candidate ShriNarendra Modi was formally elected as leaderof the Parliamentary Party on May 20, 2014.Shri Modi, before entering the Parliamenthouse bowed his head down at the staircaseand became emotional during his address inthe Parliament house. Terming the party asMother, Shri Modi said son can never bringany favours to his Mother; he can only do theservice.

He also reminded the newly elected MPsof their responsibilities and asked them to beprepared to fulfill people's hopes andexpectations. A meeting of NDA was convenedimmediately after this and Shri Modi was once

again formally elected as its leader. Heexpressed gratitude towards all the alliancepartners.Oath-taking ceremony

Following the glorious victory of BJP ledNDA Shri Narendra Damodar Das Modi tookoath at the forecourts of the RashtrapatiBhawan as 15th Prime Minister of India on May26, 2014. The President, Shri Pranab Mukherjeeadministered oath of office to Prime MinisterShri Modi along with 23 Cabinet ministers, 10Ministers of State (independent charge) and12 Ministers of State.

At this historic moment the entireforecourt of the Rashtrapati Bhawan waspacked with more than 3500 dignitariesincluding head of States of SAARC countries.Prime Minister of Pakistan Mr. Nawaz Sharif,President of Sri Lanka Mr. MahindraRajpakshe, President of Afghanistan Mr.Hamid Karzai Prime Minister of Nepal Mr.Sushil Koirala, Prime Minister of Bhutan Mr.Shering Topme and President of Maldives Mr.Abdullah Yamin Abdul Gayum speciallyparticipated in this function.BJP led NDA Government ushers a newera of hope and trust

A new era of hope and trust commencedwith the oath of office by Prime Minister ShriNarendra Modi. The country is marchingtowards development oriented politics by newwork culture, corruption free governance andpeople friendly system and programs. He isdedicated for the development of villages,poor, farmers, downtrodden by workingindefatigably for 18-20 hours daily with newvision, fast pace and transparent policies. Heis continuously inspiring the youth by hisunique initiative for not only towards jobs butalso towards entrepreneurship.

A completely new picture of India isemerging. People are marching towardsgolden future with great confidence.

The Prime Minister has presented a newimage of India during his foreign visits and hehas been successful in shifting the global


paradigm towards India. He has not onlycreated diplomatic and economic relations withChina, Japan, England, France and Germanyalong with our neighbouring countries such asBhutan, Nepal, Sri Lanka but provided newdimensions to the relations at personal level.Be it uniting all countries on the issue ofterrorism or growth oriented agenda, in thewords of US President Mr. Obama, ShriNarendra Modi has emerged as a 'Man ofAction'. This was the reason that 177 nationsendorsed International Yoga Day on hisrequest within such a short span of time. Thisis a matter of great pride for us that Yoga daywas observed in 192 countries on June 21 lastyear with great zeal.

The Prime Minister has established contactand dialogue with People by travellingextensively through-out the country. Fromcelebrating Diwali with the soldiers in Kashmirto making trips to the North East, he is engagedin realising the dream of strong India byinaugurating and laying foundations of variousschemes in different parts of the country. Inaddition, he has always called upon the MPs tostrengthen the democracy by rising above thepartisan politics and he led by example by hisparticipation in discussions and continuouspresence in the parliament. Barring a few cases,

the productivity of parliament has also increasedsignificantly. Every citizen can now see a newray of hope by the untiring efforts of the PrimeMinister.Shri Amit Shah becomes BJP NationalPresident

On July 9, 2014, the then National PresidentShri Rajnath Singh announced the name of ShriAmit Shah as new Party President at BJPheadquarters in New Delhi. Shri Singh, whileresigning from his post after becoming HomeMinister in line with the principal of 'oneperson, one post' said that Shri Amit Shahwould be the new party president from thenonwards. Subsequently, the Prime MinisterShri Narendra Modi congratulated Shri Shahby offering sweets. Congratulating Shri Shah,Shri Rajnath Singh said that the party hasachieved unprecedented success in UttarPradesh under his leadership.

He possesses special organizing capabilitiesand he is expert in Management and strategymaking. He said that the name of Shri AmitShah was decided unanimously in the BJPParliamentary Party meeting. The partykaryakartas started celebrations across thenation as soon as Shri Shah became the partyPresident.

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Narendra Modi, the NDA government’s foreign policy has led to record foreign investmentcoming to India and enhanced India’s prestige on the world stage. Relations with existingfriends have significantly improved and at the same time avenues of cooperation with otherregions and nations have been accelerated at a historical pace. At the same time, India hasrisen to the occasion and helped every Indian in duress be it in Afghanistan, Iraq, Syria,Libya and Yemen to name a few.”

The Prime Minister’s visit to Saudi Arabia also illustrates the importance of the PMpersonal rapport to deepen ties with the West Asia. A sizable Indian population is workingin Saudi Arabia. This time the Prime Minister visited L&T Workers’ Residential Complexwhere he shared snacks with the workers. This gesture has been uniformly hailed. He raisedthe issue of Indians serving sentences for minor offences and the Saudi Government hasagreed to look at these cases sympathetically and constitute a review mechanism withimmediate effect. It may be recalled that during his UAE visit in August the Prime Ministermet Indian workers and visited the Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque in Abu Dhabi.

Shri Narendra Modi always believes that India’s diversity and harmony is India’sstrength and will make India the leading economic superpower of the 21st century.


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