Huge turn out at Modi swearing-in shows his clout, acceptability

From Saroj Sharma in Gandhinagar
IT was a coronation fit for the country’s tallest leader. Amidst lusty roars of “PM,PM — desh ka neta kaisa ho, Narendra Modi jaisa ho” from supporters and karyakartas of the BJP, the Gujarat Chief Minister was sworn in for his fourth consecutive term as the elected head of the country’s most developed and industrialized state on Dec 26.


 
 

Dressed in an off-white half sleeve kurta and churidar Modiji took the oath of office and secrecy at a spectacular star-spangled  function organized in the heart of Ahmedabad. A galaxy of stars from the political firmament, Bollywood and industry chieftains  descended to Ahmedabad for the hour-long function which took place in Sardar Patel Stadium in the city.

Given Modiji’s superlative track record in leading Gujarat over the past decade to new heights of prosperity and enviable development and the thumping mandate he has secured for the third time in a row cutting across caste and religious lines,  it came as no surprise that the entire BJP top brass was present to witness this historic swearing-in. From BJP President  Nitin Gadkari to patriarch L K Advani, Leader of the Opposition in Lok Sabha Sushma Swaraj, Leader of the Opposition in Rajya Sabha Arun Jaitley, Balbir Punj, Navjot Singh Sidhu,  Ravi Shankar Prasad, Rajiv Pratap Singh Rudy, former Rajasthan chief minister Vasundhra Raje, Shahnawaz Hussain, Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi, Anurag Thakur and Smriti Irani, almost all BJP leaders were there to applaud Modiji’s coming of age as a leader of colossal proportions. Bollywood stars Vinod Khanna, Kiron Kher, Suresh Oberoi and son Vivek Oberoi added glamour to the event as did several Gujarati stars and starlets including Darshan Zariwala, Ketaki Dave and Paresh Raval. Industrialists like Subroto Roy of the Sahara group were also spotted at the event.

Among the Chief Ministers who attended the ceremony were the CMs of BJP-ruled states namely Madhya Pradesh CM Shivraj Singh  Chouhan  Chattisgarh CM Raman Singh, Karnataka CM Jagdish Shettar, Jharkhand CM Arjun Munda and Goa CM Manohar Parrikar.  Other prominent CMs who attended were Tamil Nadu CM   and AIADMK head J Jayalalitha,  a known  admirer and friend of Modi  and  Punjab CM Prakash Singh Badal  of the Akali Dal, a key ally of the NDA. Resplendent in a purple saree with a yellow border, the Tamil  Nadu CM was seated strategically next to the dais, a clear indication of her star billing  in the Gujarat CM’s list of  favoured friends . INLD chief Omprakash Chautala and RPI leader Ramdas Athavale, were also present.

The Thackrey cousins, Uddhav Thackaray, President of the Shiv Sena and Raj Thackaray, Maharashtra Navnirman Sena chief also attended  the swearing in ceremony, a clear indication that Modiji”s popularity and acceptance as a pan-Indian leader is growing phenomenally. It may be mentioned that Raj Thackaray had visited Gujarat last year and  had openly praised Modi’s leadership, his style of functioning and his development agenda. Top VHP leader Ashok Singhal also graced the occasion.

The magnificent swearing in ceremony was held in the flower bedecked and beautifully decorated Sardar Patel Stadium in the presence of thousands of invitees estimated to be over 40,000 .  Modi ji took  oath of office and secrecy  along with seven Cabinet ministers and nine Ministers of State (MoS) in which the astute CM has made sure that adequate representations is given to all communities.

Following the ceremony the Gujarat CM personally met the visiting dignitaries and then drove  around the stadium in an open vehicle in a victory lap,  much to the delight of the spectators.

It may be mentioned that Modi is the second chief minister after Madhavsinh Solanki to take oath as Gujarat CM for the fourth time.

More than 200 priests and saints as well as Christian and Muslim priests were also present on the occasion to bless the newly elected chief minister and his team.

Earlier in the day, before leaving for the oath-taking ceremony, the Gujarat CM had expressed his pleasure at the turnout for the event. “Good to see love of so many people and the presence of distinguished leaders. Watch Live!” he had tweeted. It is reliably learnt that the CMO worked round the clock to ensure that invitees would have no problem reaching the venue and VIPs were personally chaperoned to the venue by officials of the state information department.

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MAKE MODIJI PM AND DO FOLLOWING

by Dr K Prabhakar Rao - 01/07/2013 - 00:25

Unless Narendra Modiji becomes the PM of this country the things will not change. He has to do following if India has to survive;-
1.Keep Pakistan at bay and diplomatic ties must be severed;=
a. Till it hands over 26/11 crminals.
b. Hands over Azad Kashmir to India
c.Releases all Indian prisoners from their jails
d.Stops all anti India propaganda
e.Stops persecution of Hindus in Pakistan
2. Stop killing of cows throughout the nation.
3. Hang the terrorists held in jails
4. Stop all pseudo secular practices for vote catching gimmicks.
5. Solve Babri Maszid dispute immediately.
6. Build Ram Mandir at Ayodhya.
7. Solve problems at Mathura and Kashi.
8.Remove all useless statues that abound the country and erect the statues of 1857 martyrs and real patriots.
9. Stop naming everything in the names of members of Nehru family.They are not the only people who built this nation. The names of various projects, etc be renamed
10. Netaji be given his due at par with MK Gandhi in this country.
11. Ban all fundamentalist organizations and punish the organizers immediately.
12. Bring in uniform civil code
13. Make stringent laws for protection of women.
14. Bring back the remains of Prithviraj Chauhan from Afghanistan.
15. Unfold mystery of Taj mahal. Open the sealed doors of rooms in Taj mahal and throw to public
16. Reveal names of Swiss bank account holders.
17. Khatrochis case be reopened in Bofors deal.
18. Mystery of death of Deen dayal Upadhyaya be probed.
19. Documnets relating to Netaji be made open to public.
20. Death of Syma prasad Mukherjee be probed.
21. Those who insulted Ram during the episode of Ramsethu be punished
22. Those who were responsible to defame Kanchi Swami be punished
23. The fact of partition of India be made public including the documnet of transfer of power.
24. Veer Savarkar be awarded Bharat Ratna.
25. Netajis birth day be declared national Holiday
26. The day Netaji established Azad Hind Govt be glorified every year
27. INA memorial be built in every state capital.
28. Statues of our Field Marshals be erected in Delhi
29.Armys position be restored to the past. Let them not be treated as gun fodder and sacrificial animals.
30.Let the posts of governors be given to the efficient and not treated as rehabilitation centres.
31.All religious conversions by luring the people be banned
32. No religious propaganda by other faiths be allowed near Hindu temples.
33. Let the religions be confined to the homes and not the streets.