PM Modi urges young voters to defeat family-run parties with their votes
File photo of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
In a not-so-subtle dig at the Indian National Congress (INC), Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday (January 25) asked young voters in the country to defeat what he called'Parivarvadi' (family-run) parties. General elections are due in India in just a few months and both, the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the opposition party Congress are gearing up for the big day.
In his virtual address to young voters, PM Modi said thattheir votes will decide the direction and approach India will take in future.
“The mindset of the leaders of these parties is anti-youth. You have to defeat these family parties with the strength of your votes,” he said in hisaddress on the occasion ofNational Voters’ Day.
The virtual address was organised by the youth wing of the BJP.
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The Congress party has for decades, faced criticism that it revolves around the powerful Gandhi family, the descendent of India's first prime minister Jawaharlal Nehru. Nehru's daughter Indira Gandhi, whoseson Rajiv Gandhi and daughter-in-law Sonia Gandhi and grandsonRahul Gandhi have been central figures in the party even without officially leading it.
In his virtual address, PM Modi told the young voters that it was his government that took the country out of darkness and gave the younger generation a ray of hope after coming to power10years ago.
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As he addressed the young voters, he asked them to send in their suggestions for the BJP manifesto for theupcoming Lok Sabha elections. He said that the suggestions can be sent through the NaMo app.
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The PM did not name any opposition party, but painted a grim picture of their current state. He spoke on the changes his government made after it assumed power for the first time in 2014.
Modi said that before his government came to power, there were corruption and scams everywhere but now success stories from different sectors can be heard.
“It is Modi’s guarantee that your dreams are my resolve,” he said.
(With inputs from agencies)