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Ladies and gentlemen, I request you to be seated please. The Prime Minister is here now. We'll begin immediately. If you could just kindly take your seats please. Can we all settle down? And like I said, it's the grand finale. We're finally here for the most eagerly awaited session of India Today Conclave 2019. Let me hear from a wonderful audience right here. A huge round of applause. Let's have the energy in the room now. Wonderful. Thank you so much. And may I please now call on stage the Vice Chairperson of the India Today Group, Kalipuri, to deliver the vote of thanks. Let's hear it for Kalipuri. A big round of applause. Ladies and gentlemen, please welcome her. I hope you're having a hard time choosing your best moment from the conclave. It's been quite a conclave. Mine is right here, right now. I cannot describe to you the feeling of this moment. The last session of a two-day conclave, a hall bursting with beautiful people and the Prime Minister in the waiting lounge. 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Great choice guys and now how's the Josh in this room because next up is Josh in chief, Prime Minister Narendra Modi. May I please request on stage editor in chief of the India Today group, Arun Puri and Prime Minister Modi to begin our finale. Mr. Narendra Modi, ladies and gentlemen good evening and a very warm welcome to all of you. It's a privilege to have the Prime Minister here with us today at such a critical juncture of our country. I'm particularly grateful to you sir for sparing your time when there must be so much so many demands on your time. Thank you again sir for coming being here. Let me also congratulate you for getting our brave pilot Abhinandan back. The nation, the nation is relieved and grateful. Prime Minister Modi, you had come to the conclave as a keynote speaker in 2013. The country was full of anticipation then 2014 and your landslide victory was around the corner. So you could say we are your lucky charm so I suggest you don't go to any other conclaves or conferences after this. It's befitting sir that you're here with us again at the end of your first term and with elections a few months away. We're in the midst of a very sobering situation that is still playing itself out. Earlier this week you made the difficult and unprecedented decision to sanction strikes by the Indian Air Force on Pakistan territory in response to the Pulwama attack. Ladies and gentlemen let's applaud the Prime Minister for that and for our brave hearts who guide us, guard us. No one can deny Prime Ministers Modi's decisive disposition and singular capacity to break the mold. He's his own man, he's a man who will take a call and ride with what comes with it. This has been his hallmark in everything he has done. From the first time he became Chief Minister of Gujarat to his term now as Prime Minister. From the controversial but bold move to demonetize India's currency the implementation of the GST, the passing of the bankruptcy law and the firm message to defaulting businessmen that they can't duck their debts anymore. He's an architect himself of the new India. He's unleashed a range of audacious schemes to tackle the long neglected issues of the development of this country. He's brought the broom to many cobwebs and turned on the ignition key to many engines at the same time. These range from the Ayushman Bharat, the world's largest health insurance schemes to building toilets for all under the Swach Bharat Abiyan. Ninety million toilets have been built since the scheme was launched. I think that needs an applause to providing free cooking gas cylinders under the Ujwala scheme, building affordable housing under the PM Awas Ayurjana scheme, opening bank accounts for the unbanked millions under the Jandhan scheme, electrifying all villages in the country and building roads and highways at top speed. These schemes possibly don't affect the people sitting in this room but they have changed the lives of millions of people in India. While many of the schemes are in various stages of implementation, there is no doubt that these have been triggered, have triggered an unmistakable sense of movement in the country. Mr Modi has been a fearless warrior against corruption. He harnessed digital technology to plug the enormous leakages in government spending and then employed the JAM Trinity, that is Jandhan, Adhar and mobile networks. For better or worse, the destinies of nations are shaped not so much by the collective but by action, temperament and vision of individual leaders. They are called as history's catalysts. There are very few leaders who are able to claim to that title. Undeniably, PM Modi is one such. He has left his footprint on India regardless of what 2019 holds for him. Prime Minister, you have travelled the world tirelessly and built a network of relationships with the world leaders which has held India in good stead. We have seen how this helped us in this present situation with Pakistan. You have always believed that India should talk from a position of strength and you have done that. Your speeches as Prime Minister have been both inspirational and path-breaking. But for a powerful orator, your silence sometimes were puzzling. A lot has been achieved. Much remains to be done. These are critical issues like providing more jobs for the unemployed, addressing the widespread rural distress through a gradient reform, cutting down bureaucratic sloths and addressing the issues of social equity and harmony. No leader is given the opportunity to accomplish everything at one time or mortally promised. Your term as Prime Minister, Mr Modi, will be discussed, debated, lavishly praised, vociferously criticized and heatedly argued in the run-up to the general election. But that is the hallmark of our great democracy. India's 600 million people will soon decide whether they are satisfied with you and your government performance. The definition of leadership is hard choices, which has been the theme of the India Today Conclave. India will be keen to understand what has driven your choices these past five years. How have you negotiated the varying demands between constitution and constituency? In your own eyes, what do you feel most proud of achieving? What are you sorry that you could not do? And what would you do differently if you got another term? Also, all of us would like to hear from you the secret or your inexhaustible energy. As I said, Prime Minister, it's a privilege to have you here at the threshold of the momentous choice the country is about to make. You often like to coin acronyms. So I'm going to give you one. You are the ABCD Prime Minister. A for authoritative, B for bold, C for charismatic, and D for development. Ladies and gentlemen, I now give you the Prime Minister of India. Please, sir. My friends, I have been told that while controlling the country, what did I get to learn? Share your experiences with you. When I came to Delhi after the election of 2014, I did not have the experience of the Central Government. I did not have the experience of what the Central Government is doing, what the system is, what the system is. And I believe that it proved to be a blessing for me. If I had been a part of the old system, then after the election, it would have been a blessing for me. But that did not happen. My friends, I remember that before 2014, there used to be discussions in your studios about what the Modi system was like, what was going on in the world. The Modi did not understand what was going on. There was no experience. In such a situation, what would have happened to our foreign policy? There were issues. And it was selfish. I do not believe that it was wrong. Because for a person who has been working in a state for a long time, the issues are very selfish. And no, I had such a family background that people would trust and say, yes, these six people were their family, they would do that too. It was not like that. So the issues were very selfish. But during the past few days, you must have been shown that what is the effect of the foreign policy of India today. Did you show it or not? Let's go. You have accepted it. Friends, today's India is a new India. It is a changed India. For us, the blood of each and every brave man in the world is precious. What used to happen before, no matter how many people were killed, everyone in the world was martyred, but maybe there was a big event. But now no one can dare to show the eyes of India. Our government is responsible for taking every decision in the country. India is going on a new policy and policy. And today the entire world is starting to understand India. Friends, today's new India is a leader, a leader, a leader, and a leader. Because today, with the support of 1,500 million Indians, the country is moving forward. India has created a fear within and outside of the country, within and outside of the country. Today, I would like to say that this fear is good. When there is fear of the invasion of India in the enemy, then this fear is good. Now, in the minds of the terrorists, the fear of the terror of the terrorists is good. When there is fear of the law and the wealth of the terrorists, then this fear is good. When a big family is besieged by uncle's words, then this fear is also good. When the leaders of the party are afraid of going to jail, then this fear is good. When there is fear of the law and the wealth of the terrorists, then this fear is good. Friends, in the minds of the terrorists, the country has created a lot of things. Now, a new India is moving ahead by trusting its citizens, its citizens, its citizens. It is trying to reduce its fundamental weaknesses, its challenges. But, my friends, before this India, there is another challenge. This is the challenge of the resistance of our own country and the destruction of our own country and the destruction of the peace and happiness of our country. I am impressed that today, when the whole country is standing with our army, some people suspect the army. On the one hand, the whole world is supporting India in fighting against terrorists. On the other hand, So, on the other hand, some parties are doubting our fight against terrorism. These are the people whose statements, whose articles are being used as proof against India on the Pakistani radio and television channels. These people have come down against India as soon as they oppose Modi. The country is facing a loss. Today, I would like to ask all these people whether you believe in our army or doubt. I would like to know whether you believe in our army or do you believe in those people who are increasing terrorism on our planet? Brothers and sisters, I would like to tell all the people and parties that Modi will come and go. But the country will be dying today. The people of India. And that is why I would like to ask them, Krupaya, for the sake of your political interests, for the sake of your religious pride, stop playing with the security of the country. Stop weakening India. Friends, these two are having a lot of discussions. And there is a sound. Today, the country has felt the lack of Rafale. Today, India is saying in a sound that if we had Rafale today, the result would have been something different. And we should understand this clearly. Before Rafale, selfishness was the reason for it. And now, because of politics, the country is facing a lot of losses. I would like to tell these people that if you want to oppose Modi, then do it. Take out the losses in our plans. What is affecting them? What is not happening? Don't hesitate to oppose the government. You are always welcome. But don't oppose the security of the country. Keep in mind that in the fight against Modi, the terrorists like Masood Azhar and Hafiz Saeed, the terrorists should not be supported. They should not be strengthened. Friends, those who ruled the nation for many, many years had interest in two things, doles and deals. The culture of doles and deals harmed our nation's development journey greatly. Do you know the biggest sufferers of this approach? Our Jamans and Kishan. Let me talk about the defense sector first. Why is it that those who ruled the nation for so many years have so many defense camps in their era? They began with jeeps and later graduated to weapons, submarines, helicopters. In the process, the defense sector suffered. If a deal could not happen, defense modernization could not happen. Who is every dealmaker close to? Who is every middleman close to? The entire nation knows. And Lutians really surely knows. Friends, it is common knowledge that one of the things our armed forces regularly need are bulletproof jackets. In 2009, our force made a request for 186,000 bulletproof jackets. In 2009, you would be ashamed to know that not one bulletproof jacket was obtained from 2009 to 2014. In our tenure, we brought 230,000 bulletproof jackets. In our tenure, the corridors of power are also free from middlemen because they know this government will never tolerate any corruption. Now, let me talk about those in power loved giving those. These doles were not aimed at empowering the poor. These doles were given so that the poor remain poor and remain hate the mercy of the political class. The best example of this is the farm loan waivers. No economist or policy expert will ever say farm loan waivers can solve our agrarian issues. It is a temporary bomb at best. Every ten years, UPA came out with a farm loan waiver idea. They did nothing in their full tenure, but at the eleventh hour offered a farm loan. There is nothing tangible in their waivers. It benefits less than 20% of the farmers. Yet they love to fight polls on farm loans. We have taken a different approach. The PM Kisan Samman Nidhi, a comprehensive scheme for farmers welfare. No dole, no deal, only good deed. 6,000 rupees in three parts to 12 crore farmers of India. The scheme was announced on 1st February and launched on 24th February. We worked 24 hours nonstop and launched it in 24 days. Previously, this much time would be taken to decide a very important question. After which member of the family should we name the scheme? And unlike waivers, PM Kisan Samman Nidhi is a long-term and long-lasting assistance. Our other schemes are like these two. Be it soil health cards, PM Kisan Jai Yojana, ENEM, they are not doles. They are concrete long-term measures to increase farmers' income by 2022. It was the NDA government that had the honour of bringing a historic hike in MSP for farmers. When the previous government was in power, a file for MSP was kept in cold storage for almost 7 years. Thus, while they work for 10% commission, we work with 100% mission. And when a government works with a strong mission, all ground development becomes possible. Friends, our 55 months and the 55 years of the others have given two contrasting approaches to governance. They had a token approach. We have a total approach. For everything they had a token to offer, let me elaborate. India had been battling poverty, but they gave a token slogan, Garib Hatao. How to achieve that was not specified and neither did they make any effort to remove poverty. But they went place to place saying Garib Hatao, Garib Hatao, Garib Hatao. It was known that India needed to work on financial inclusion. For that, they gave a token bank nationalisation. They did this in the name of the poor, but none of them bothered to check if the doors of banks are open for the poor or not. Take the case of one rank, one pension. A 40-year-old demand was left hanging, but during their last budget in 2014, a token amount of 500 crore rupees was added. They knew very well that this was not even close to the amount needed, but then again token. And the election that they were approaching before 2014, what was their poll plank? Increased gas cylinder from 9 to 12. Imagine such a large national party with years in government is reduced to fighting a poll on 9 to 12 cylinders. This way of giving tokens is not acceptable to us. If work has to be done, it has to be in totality, not with tokenism. That is why all our initiatives aim for 100%. Jandan, financial inclusion and banking for all, housing for all, a house for every Indian by 2022, and we are making remarkable progress in this direction. 1.5 crore homes have already been created compared to 25 less homes made by UPA. Health care for all. Aishman Bharat, no Indian must be deprived of good and affordable health care. 50 crore Indians will benefit from this scheme. One rank, one pension, compare their 500 crore to the 35,000 crore that was eventually given by the India government as a part of OROP. Ujwala Yojana, while they were busy between 9 and 12 cylinders, we have worked to give smoke free kitchens to crores of families. Power for all. Every village and every household should have electricity. The 18,000 villages in darkness for 17 long years have now been electrified and now the focus is on household electrification. So you can see, we are working with both speed and scale. Everything has to be for all, not a slight few. Enough of tokenism. The time has come for a total transformation where the fruits of development reach each and every citizen. Friends, until today, I want to ask you a good question. But today, I too want to ask you a question from the heart of today. I believe that my question will force you to think. Why do millions of people have to think openly? Until today, the government was not in contact with the deviant. Till today, the water of Ganga was so polluted. Till today, the North has been expected. Till today, the national war memorial was not there for the soldiers of our country's army. Till today, the national war memorial was not there for our brave and courageous police officers. The country does not know. After the independence, more than 35,000 police officers have been martyred. There was no memorial. Till today, in the memory of the free army, why was the flag not thrown in the red fort? Till today, if I move forward with the questions of this generation, then it can become a special bulletin of the hours. Whether you say hello on these questions or not, whether you make or not the story of the generation but the truth is that the poor, poor and poor people of this country did not try to connect with the system. But I have only come here to ask a question. I would like to give an answer. And without your permission, what we have achieved and what we are achieving, you all tell yourself the fastest. And your tagline is, the fastest. So I thought that even I will tell you about myself and my government about how fast we are. Today, we are moving away from India with the fastest speed. Today, we are moving away from India with the fastest speed. In 1991, if you look at it from 1991, in the last five years, we have increased GDP growth with the fastest speed. Today, we are progressing from the fastest speed to the corner恢lo- pues. We are going to go up the streets with the fastest speed. That is going to be a bad time in gymnastic. But there is one thing. My country by the way, down to the bottom the speed. As Indonesia fumes on its reputation, cutting the distribution, or even urban development as they promiseイndia your tagline. So in the same way, our government has the highest lifeline. Brothers and sisters, when I came here in 2013, I told you a story of two friends. One story was that once two friends go out into the jungle. They were scared to go out into the jungle, so they kept a gun close to them. If they find a scarecrow, they can save their lives. They wanted to go to the jungle, so they went into the jungle. Then suddenly a lion came in front of them. What to do now? The gun was in the car. They left it there. It was a big problem. How to deal with this situation? If they run away, where should they go? But one of them took out the gun license from his pocket and showed the lion that he had the gun license. Friends, at that time, when I told you this story, I had the same thought in my mind that the government was in the same state at that time. The previous government made a lot of actions, but there was no action in it. Now after coming into the government, how did we accept the action along with the act? What is the difference between then and now? I would like to give some more examples of that. Friends, the unlawful law was passed in 1988. But it was never passed. That means the act was never passed in action. Our government did a lot of work to make it happen. And the unlawful money was spent on thousands of crores of rupees. In the previous government, you must have seen the condition of the Food Security Act. It was passed in a very good manner. But when my government came to you, you were shocked to see that only eleven states were allowed to do so. For the first time, our government allowed all the states and central states of the country to do so. And we were sure that the people would benefit from it. Even before, this was the government's right. This was the result. This is the right option. But what was the result? You all know. Today, we have made a lot of actions. And look at the progress in the country. Friends, since 2014 to 2019, Kaalkhan has been five years old. But when you run on the path of development and do the work of our government, you will feel that you have returned by traveling many tens of miles of development. And after that, when I say it in full, our government's five years of difficult trials and the blessings of 1,500 crores of Indians are extremely fortunate. From 2014 to 2019, it was time to fulfill the needs. From 2014 to 2019, it was time to make the fundamental needs more accessible to every household. From 2014 to 2019, it was time to meet the одну and welcome waves. From 2014 to 2019, it was time to meet the two and welcome waves. And the journey ahead from 2019 is a story of dreams that have changed. It is a story of reaching the destination of hope with the state of hope. It is a story of taking the truth from the heart. Friends, I have read a lot in books that the 21st century will be of India. Over the past five years of hard work and struggle, we have worked to strengthen the nation's policy. This policy will lead to the development of a new India. Today, I say with complete faith that the 21st century will be of India. With complete faith, I finish my speech. You invited me to the India Today Conference. You gave me the opportunity to keep my speech. I thank all of you very much for this. And once again, I would like to thank Arun Ji again. Thank you very much. Thank you so much for your speech. I think that if this audience was your electorate, you would win the next election. But I really like what you said about no deals and no doles. I don't think India will progress that if we do no deals and no doles. Also, you laid out your vision for Naya India, Naya Bharat. I think that that is something which has excited everybody. You have changed the way India functions. Of course, there's a lot to do. And we wish you well in the coming elections. And I would like to thank you for saying Aaj Tak so many times. And also like to thank you that you adopted our slogan, So thank you so much for coming and being a delightful experience listening to you. Thank you.