1.15 pm: Shahs fighting speech impresses party cadreFirstpost political editor Sanjay Singhwho is at the BJP National council, says that Shahs speech has really impressed the party cadre.The speech was very well received and the cadre were enthused by his call to elections, Singh said. He also said that the party venue was well santised and security was tight, calling it an obvious marker that herewas a party that was in power.12.40 pm: UPA has ruined the country, says FM Arun JaitleyFinance Minister Arun Jaitleys speech is very much focused on ruing the damage done to India by the Congress. And he is laying the blame squarely on the Gandhi family.We have to understand why the Congress lost so badly. It was their dependence on one family. Such family dynasties have received a shock with this electoral verdict.He goes on to list, in excruciating detail, exactly what the Gandhi-led Congress has done wrong:* In 10 years Congress has emptied out entire road building sector. No one wants to come forward now.* Industrial growth which can generate employment is in the negative now* To cover up corruption the UPA misused and made corrupt constitutional institutions.* The UPA for three years told the SC that it wouldnt make a SIT to bring black money from abroad. Within days of coming to power the Modi govt set up an SIT to bring backblack money.* Under UPA, industry wasnt just not coming to India, even Indian industry was going abroad* Govt is working to sweeten relations with every neighbouring nation unlike the UPAThey were a liability on the economyof this country when they were in power, they want to continue to be a liability when they are in opposition, he said.He also defended the BJPs WTO stand, saying that if they stuck to it, they would have been forced to stop disbursing food grain to the poor.12.12 pm: Situation in UP is very worrying, says Amit ShahThe prevalent situation in Uttar Pradesh also finds mention in Shahs speech, and fittingly so. The latest incident of the alleged gangrape and forced conversion of a Hindu woman in Meerut is only the latest in a string of communal incidents that have taken place across the state. Parliament has also been in an uproar over the situation, with the latest controversy being fuelled by anunusually vocal Rahul Gandhi, who has accused the party of artificially engineering the riots.The condition of Uttar Pradesh is very worrying. It is indulging in vote bank politics and is implementing lawand order accordingly. We should show people how the UP govt is indulging in appeasement policies. But we have a responsibility to ensure peace in Uttar Pradesh, because they have rewarded us with so many seats in this election.He then moves back into poll mode.Every election the party should contest with all its heart. We have been in opposition for years, we need to change our mentality.We have to take govts policies to people. We have to act as a bridge between the govt and the people. There is only victory in the future.Bharat Mata ki jai.12.00 pm: Shah gets down to business, swings BJP back into poll modeAnd now after the Ganga we move to Jharkhand, Haryana, Maharashtra and Jammu and Kashmir.There will be state elections in 4 states soon. It is very important that BJP comes to power in all states. The condition in Jammu & Kashmir isvery sad and the current government is running an establishment filled with corruption. It is not only the responsibility of state BJP activists but every state activist to ensure BJPwins there. Both the political families of J&K have misused the money meant for progress of state, he said. I appeal to people of Jharkhand to give us a chance and I promise we will make it as good as Chhattisgarh. Haryana unit should work to ensure party comes to power on its own. We can look at an alliance if needed. After 15 years of Congress rule, people of Maharashtra have shown their intent to elect a BJP govt.He is referring of course to the resounding victory of the BJP-Shiv Sena alliance in Maharashtra. The BJP won 23 seats and the Sena won 18, routing the ruling Congress - NCPcombine.Shah also warns against the BJP falling to the same fate that befell Congress. We should make our party strong in every state to ensure we can come to power no matter when polls are held. We need to take every election from panchayat to Parliament seriously. First it was Congress Vs everyone else but now itwill be BJP Vs everyone else. An example of this is in Bihar where Nitish Kumar who was strongly opposed to Lalu Prasad is now in an alliance with him. We should expose Nitish Kumar to the people when the polls are held in the state. 11.56 am: Shah says BJPs WTO stand shows party stands with the poorContinuing with the argument that the BJP is being identified as a party batting for the interests of the poor, Shah points to the WTO stand taken by India.We have made our stance clear at the WTO that our primary duty is towards the farmer, poor. We wont give up interests of the poor, farmers no matter what.He also has words of praise for Finance Minister Arun Jaitley. Arun Jaitley has given a stellar budget thatdoesnt tax the common man of this country.From the WTO to the Ganga. It certainly seems as though Amit Shahis making sure he has left nothing outin this speech.After talking about international tradestances, the new BJP President says,If there is one issue in the manifestothat I want to highlight it is the rejuvenation of Ganga. It is tragic that we cant preserve the Ganga with which our culture is so closely linked. If the Gangaabhiyaanis a peoples movement then the river wouldnt be in this condition. Take the Gangaabhiyaanto the people and make it a peoples movement.11.45 am: BJP victory is a victory of ideology, says ShahThe new president has called the BJPelectoral victory a victory of ideology.For decades only the Congress school of thought has dominated politics and society. We are going in a new direction. It is only after 1980 that our ideology began to be accepted by the people of this nation, he said. It is now time that our school of thought is also spread in the nation.This is a powerful ideological statement. Shah highlights exactly what he means by this saying, We wont get a better chance to take our ideals to the people. We need to introduce the people to the ideologieson Pandit Deen Dayal Upadhyay. We also need to strengthen the partys organisation. We cannot stay in power long otherwise. He goes on to attack the UPA tenure. When history will be written, UPA-1, UPA-2 will be known as the sarkaar of ghotalas11.37 am: Shah thanks workers for BJPs successShah is now talking about the BJPs astounding electoral performance. He starts by highlighting the fact that unlike in 2004, the BJP now has a majority on its own. Is this significantgiven that his elevation is being seen as the cementing of a total departure from the Vajpayee era? Possibly.I believe in the history of independent India that this was the biggest campaign to reach out to the people. We used many ways to reachout to the people that helped us. Lakhs of activists have worked to ensure our success on various mediums including Facebook and Twitter. In this election we got a 31% voteshare which no non-Congress party has ever received. I want to thank every organisation that helped us achieve this success.This is an indirect nod to the RSS, whose cadres worked overtime this election to ensure Modis victory. This has been largely seen as one of the biggest contributing factors to theBJPs win.However like Rajnath Singh, he is warning the party not to rest on its laurels. There are other states which are still not Congress-free. There are many parts of the nation where the party still needs to be strengthened, he said.He also called the victory a defeat ofparties that indulge in vote bank politics.11.30 am: Amit Shah makes first official speech to BJP cadreAmit Shah is making his first official address to the BJP cadre after being ratified as President. Like Modi, he has chosen to highlight his humble origins, and talk about how the party has given him this greatest of
Posted on: Sat, 09 Aug 2014 08:13:18 +0000
© 2015