Addressing the nation on the eve of Republic Day, the President said the ‘One Nation One Election’ plan can promote consistency in governance, prevent policy paralysis, mitigate resource diversion, and reduce the financial burden, apart from offering many other benefits.
Delivering his address as Chief Guest at the Inaugural event of Amrut Mahotsav and Alumni Meet of College of Agriculture, University of Agricultural Sciences in Dharwad, he said, “Distress of farmers calls for urgent national attention. Farmers need economic security. We cannot afford in this nation, that is rising and the rise is unstoppable and the rise is as never before, to put concerns of farmers on back burner.''
Prime Minister Narendra Modi dedicated Indian Navy’s warships to the nation and inaugurated the second largest International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON) temple in Asia on Wednesday, in Mumbai.
The passing away of former Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh is an irreparable loss to the nation as he left behind a legacy of making the Indian economy hold aloft with self respect, Delhi Congress president Devender Yadav said on Friday.
The Congress Working Committee (CWC) meeting will begin in Karnataka’s Belagavi on Thursday to discuss critical issues confronting the nation under the BJP-led NDA government and chalk out an action plan of the party for the next year.
He called upon the young ignited minds of the country to come out with new ideas and innovations and help the government make India a developed nation as envisioned by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
The Congress president said Beijing "should be confronted strategically together and not by making hollow boasts".
President, vice-president, PM and Lok Sabha speaker among other dignitaries led the nation in paying tributes to the architect of the Indian constitution.
Highlighting that the world has now become a village, Mr Dhankhar said that India’s civilizational ethos has always promoted the idea of ‘Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam’.
MP Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan made several announcements for the welfare of the Sindhi community.
