Meet political leaders more often from all sides: Ex-vice president Venkaiah Naidu to PM Modi

Former vice president M Venkaiah Naidu on Friday said Prime Minister Narendra Modi should more often meet political leadership from all sides which may help clear some misunderstandings opposition parties might have about his methodsNaidu speaking at the launch of a book on the prime ministers speeches lauded him for achievements across diverse sectors such as healthcare foreign policy technology and asserted the world was now recognising the rise of IndiaIndia is now a force to reckon with its voice is now heard across the world In such a short span it is not an ordinary thing This is because of his actions because of the guidance he is giving to the people and because of progress that India is makingiquest Naidu said after releasing the book titled Sabka Saath Sabka Vikas Sabka Vishwas Prime Minister Narendra Modi Speaks May 2019May 2020Kerala Governor Arif Mohammad Khan Information and Broadcasting Minister Anurag Thakur and IampB Secretary Apurva Chandra were also present at the functionNaidu said that despite the prime ministers achievements some sections still have some reservations about his methods because of some misunderstandings maybe out of some political compulsionsAlso Read People will keep calling him for something or other PM at VicePrez Naidus farewellOver a period of time these misunderstandings will also be cleared The prime minister should also often meet more and more sections of the political leadership this side and that side the former vice president saidAt the same time Naidu said political parties should also keep an open mind and respect the mandate of the peopleThey must also be openminded you all should also understand that you are rivals not enemies All parties must respect each other the institution of the prime minister institution of the president institution of the chief minister All institutions should be respected that has to be kept in mind by one and all Naidu saidKhan lauded the prime minister for enacting a law to ban the practice of triple talaq among MuslimsHe said even first prime minister Jawaharlal Nehru had said his biggest regret was that he could not make laws to alleviate the problems faced by Muslim womenNehru could not take the bold decision to deliver justice to Muslim women Modi dared to do it We will understand the importance of this decision only decades later Khan saidThakur said the book brought out by the Publications Division focuses on 86 speeches of the prime minister on various subjectsIt is divided into 10 thematic areas Aatmanirbhar Bharat Economy PeopleFirst Governance Fight Against COVID19 Emerging India Foreign Affairs Jai Kisan Tech IndiaNew India Green IndiaResilient IndiaClean India Fit IndiaEfficient India Eternal IndiaModern India Cultural Heritage and Mann ki BaatThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever