NDA committed to empowering poor, national progress: PM Modi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance is committed to furthering national progress and empowering the poor and downtrodden, as he chaired a meeting of the ruling bloc's chief ministers. The NDA Chief Ministers' Council Meeting -- attended by 17 CMs and 18 Deputy CMs-was held in Chandigarh following the swearing-in ceremony of Haryana CM Nayab Singh Saini and his council at Panchkula."We had extensive discussions on aspects of good governance and ways to improve people's lives. Our alliance is committed to furthering national progress and empowering the poor and downtrodden," Modi posted on X.This was the first conclave of NDA CMs of this kind in the past many years.
Union ministers Rajnath Singh, Amit Shah and J P Nadda, who is also the BJP president, were part of the deliberations as the NDA looks to build on its win in the Haryana polls to go into the elections in Maharashtra and Jharkhand with full strength. "The NDA pledged to intensify its momentum in building a Viksit Bharat envisioned by Modi Ji and further strengthen service to the poor, farmers, women, and youth," Shah posted on X. Rajnath Singh said, "Under the leadership of Modiji, the NDA is working with the resolve to make India a developed and self-reliant country. In today's meeting, ideas were exchanged to strengthen this resolve further".
Briefing reporters here about the meeting, Nadda said the PM stressed on good governance. "Endeavour should be made to pay attention to pro-people, proactive good governance (P2-G2)," the PM said, according to Nadda. Nadda, who is also the Union health minister, said the meeting discussed six resolutions and passed them unanimously.He said a proposal was put forth by Home Minister Amit Shah on the 50 years of the imposition of the Emergency. "Democracy was murdered in 1975 with the Emergency. In 2025, we will discuss the murder of democracy. We will also expose those who murdered the Constitution and we will tell people how they tried to crush the Constitution and strangulate its mool dharna (basic spirit)," he said. Rajnath Singh proposed a resolution to celebrate 'Amrit Mahotsav' of the Constitution in 2025.

Gujarat CM Bhupendra Patel, Uttar Pradesh CM Yogi Adityanath, Goa CM Pramod Sawant, Madhya Pradesh CM Mohan Yadav, Assam's Himanta Biswa Sarma also attended the meeting. Nagaland's Neiphiu Rio, Arunachal Pradesh's Pema Khandu and Chhattisgarh's Vishnu Deo Sai were also among the attendees.
Others who attended the meeting included Meghalaya CM Conrad Sangma, Manipur CM N Biren Singh, Odisha CM Mohan Charan Majhi, Sikkim CM Prem Singh Tamang and Tripura CM Manik Saha.Bihar Deputy CMs Samrat Choudhary and Vijay Kumar Sinha, Andhra Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Pawan Kalyan, Maharashtra Deputy CM Ajit Pawar were also present.