Ahead of the beginning of the first session of the 18th Lok Sabha, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that while a majority is required to run the government, consensus is very important to run the country.
PM Modi said, ‘In the last 10 years, we have constantly tried to establish a tradition because we believe that a majority is required to run the government but consensus is very important to run the country. Therefore, our constant endeavour will be to serve mother India with everyone’s consent and by taking everyone along to fulfil the hopes and aspirations of 140 crore (1.4 bn) countrymen.
“The ruling Bharatiya Janata Party’s tally is below the majority mark of 272 and it requires the consistent support of its National Democratic Alliance partners to be in the power. This is the first time that Prime Minister Modi is heading a coalition government.
‘Today is a day of pride in parliamentary democracy, it is a day of glory. For the first time after Independence, this oath is being taken in our new parliament, till now this process used to happen in the old Parliament’, said Modi.
‘For the second time after Independence, a government has got the opportunity to serve the country for the third time in a row, this opportunity has come after 60 years which is a matter of pride’, PM Modi said.
‘If the citizens of our country have trusted a government for the third consecutive time, it means they have given a stamp of approval to the policies and intent of the government’, he added.
The prime minister also took a dig at the Opposition and said, ‘The people of the country do not want drama, ruckus. The country does not want slogans, it wants substance. The country needs a good Opposition, a responsible Opposition.
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