This Article is From Aug 06, 2016

Questioning PM On Local Problems Good For TRPs, Bad For Governance: PM Modi's Top 10 Quotes

At the event, PM Modi inaugurated the PMO app and met the team that developed it.

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi today interacted with the nation through a townhall, the first of its kind event by an Indian Prime Minister. It marks two years of MyGov, the government's citizen engagement platform. Townhall as a concept is commonly used in the United States among politicians as well as CEOs to interact with people directly.

Here are the top 10 quotes

  1. Good governance means those processes that are redundant do not exist.

  2.  I feel very angry at the Gau Rakshak business. Some people do anti-social activities at night and are Gau Rakshaks by day. I want states to take action against them.

  3.  Unfortunately, some opinion-makers question the Prime Minister even on local problems. It is good for TRPs but bad for governance as local authorities don't feel responsible.

  4.  The spirit of democracy is incomplete if one thinks the citizen's role stops at voting. Participative democracy is essential.

  5.  Often, governments think only about winning the next election and then their policies are also shaped accordingly.

  6.  'Last mile delivery' is as important as policies. The benefits must reach the intended beneficiaries.

  7.  Our foreign policy is only about India First.

  8.  Khadi for nation and Khadi for fashion, this must be our guiding principle.

  9.  If there is one sector that can power the economy it's the agriculture sector.

  10.  India has such a huge variety of foods that if we harness its potential, we can make the world go crazy about it.



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