Speaking to the BJP Parliamentary party on Tuesday, Prime Minister designate Narendra Modi emotionally broke down for the first time in public.
Party patriarch LK Advani also shown emotions while proposing Narendra Modi’s name as their official Prime Minister candidate.
“When I met Modi today and greeted him, I had tears in my eyes,” Advani. Advani thanked and congratulate Modi for his ‘kripa’ (favour) for the party.
While thanking Advani in his speech, Modi broke down and asked Advani to not use the word ‘kripa’.
“Can serving the mother be a favour? A son is only dedicated to serve the mother. The favour has been done by the party. Like the country, the BJP too is my mother,” Modi said.
Earlier Senior party leaders praised Modi for leading them into a decisive mandate in the recently concluded Lok Sbah Polls.
In his speech Modi reminded party members the contribution of LK Advani and former prime minister Atal Behari Vajpayee to the party.
“If Atalji’s health permitted and if he was here, it would have been like the icing on the cake,” he said.
While pitching for good governance, Modi said everyone should take their responsibilities after getting huge mandate from the people of India.
“Responsibilities are bigger than posts. I have never gone after posts. We will have to dedicate ourselves to fulfill the responsibility given to us,” Modi said.
Modi said he tirelessly worked for the BJP’s victory since he was given responsibility.
“On September 13, I was chosen the PM candidate by the party, I started on my campaign work from the 15th. As a hard working party worker I made sure I didn’t waste a single minute of my time,” Modi said.
Modi said he will present his report card in 2019.
“When we meet again in 2019, I will present my report card again. I won’t live for myself, but will live for the country,” Modi said.
“Today I’m standing before you as the son of a poor man. This is the strength of our democracy. A government should think of the poor, work for the poor and live for the poor. The new government is dedicated to the poor, the youth and mothers and sisters,” he added.
“A new hope has arisen in the common man. This is the biggest significance of this election results. At the end of the day for whom is the government? It is for the poor. The new government will dedicate itself for the poor, crores and crores of youth and for the safety and security of the mothers and sisters, those in the rural areas, oppressed and the deprived,” he further said adding, “This is the time for new hope and strength.”
This was also Modi’s first time in Parliament’s central hall. He bowed down before entering into the parliament.
“I saw the Chief Minister’s chamber only after becoming the CM, it’s the same today with Parliament,” Modi said.
