Union Home Minister and Minister of Cooperation Amit Shah on Wednesday said the upcoming elections in India will shape the destiny of the country for the next 25 years.

Addressing the IGF Annual Investment Summit-NXT10 in Mumbai, Shah said, “Upcoming months will witness elections in India, where democracy marked its beginning.”

In his address, the Union Home Minister emphasised the significant transformations that took place in every sector in the last 10 years under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

Shah pointed out that the decisions made in the next 5 years will determine where India will stand in the centenary year of independence in 2047. He highlighted that these elections are not only about democracy but also a celebration of synergy between democracy and security, ensuring the well-being of the poor, public welfare, tradition, and technology.

The Union Home Minister said that under the leadership of Prime Minister Modi, India is progressing towards being self-confident, self-reliant. He added that India now has a dynamic government from a dormant one, having a progressive growth, and moving towards becoming a top economy from its earlier fragile state.

He mentioned that this journey will continue for decades, and the goals set by Prime Minister Modi for India, to be fully developed, self-reliant, and counted among the top economies by 2047, will certainly be achieved. He emphasized that we have the performance of the past 10 years and a roadmap for the next 25 years to attain these goals.

Shah emphasized that to understand the changes in the past 10 years, “we have to compare these transformations against those of the previous regime. This would be the best parameter to evaluate the performance of the present government led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.”

He pointed out that in 2014, the economy was deteriorating, investor confidence was low, corruption scandals worth 12 lakh crore had shaken the nation’s confidence, crony capitalism was at its peak, inflation was soaring, fiscal deficit was out of control, and ease of doing business ranking was significantly low. The country’s security system was also weak, the Union Home Minister said.

He explained that the people’s decision to give a decisive mandate to Narendra Modi in 2014 led to the formation of this government.

Shah mentioned that before this, the country experienced 30 years of political instability, and after a long time, a full mandate was achieved by any political party. He said from there, the growth story of India began with development in security, education, innovation, and the economy.

The Union Home Minister mentioned that the average inflation rate between 2004 and 2014 was 8.2 percent, reaching double digits in 2010, 2011, and 2013. However, today, it has been consistently maintained below 5 percent, he said.

Shah highlighted the Modi government’s efforts in correcting banking and forex mismanagement, which gave way for a new type of politics in the country.

On this occasion, many dignitaries, including Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde, were present.