Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Friday said that due to an atmosphere of political instability in the past, India was deprived of long-term policies, badly affecting the country’s overall progress.
Despite the adoption of a multi-party parliamentary democratic system with good intentions, several flaws began polluting the democratic process from the third decade of independence, the Union Home Minister said while addressing an event in Kochi.
The issues such as casteism, dynastic politics, and appeasement were affecting the country’s mandate like a festering wound, the minister, as per an official release issued here, said.
Moreover, the fourth issue, corruption, was not only hindering the nation’s progress but also mocking the people’s mandate, Shah observed.
“Due to an atmosphere of instability, the country was deprived of long-term policies. After Narendra Modi became Prime Minister in 2014, a new era of politics of performance began, replacing casteism, dynastic politics, and appeasement, and the entire country is experiencing this transformation today,” he said.
PM Modi has successfully eliminated corruption both systemically and through policy measures, he stated.
Due to the stability in the country, whether it is ensuring internal and external security, initiating a new phase of infrastructure development, or making the nation prosperous, PM Modi has ushered in a new era of long-term and clear policies in every field, Shah noted.
”Earlier, the country was a victim of economic instability. Former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee successfully brought our economy to the 11th position globally. Former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh did commendable work and ensured that the economy did not slip from the 11th to the 12th position, maintaining its stability,” he highlighted.
Over the past 11 years, PM Modi has elevated our economy from the 11th position to one of the top four economies in the world, he added.
Significant progress has been made in every sector, whether it is infrastructure development, leading in new economies and technologies that will influence the global economy over the next 25 years, or creating a robust support system for start-ups to provide opportunities for the youth to project themselves on the global stage, Shah said.
The Northeast, left-wing extremism, and Jammu and Kashmir were persistent challenges to internal security. In these three areas, there has been a 70 per cent reduction in violent incidents, a 70 per cent reduction in mortality rates, and a 74 per cent reduction in the deaths of security forces, he claimed.
The union government has developed a robust mechanism to combat terrorism, which has yielded positive results.
Talking about Kerala, he said the state has immense potential, but a peculiar kind of ideological apathy is hindering the exploration and harnessing of these opportunities.
Shah said that the apathetic development model stemming from Left ideology is obstructing Kerala’s progress.