Guest guest Posted April 25, 2004 Report Share Posted April 25, 2004 Sun, 25 Apr 2004 16:11:10 -0500 > >Please forward it to your friends and relatives. >******************************************************************** >Atal Bihari Vajpayee >vaidika1008 >Wednesday, April 21, 2004 1:53 PM >Message from Vajpayee > >I SEEK YOUR DECISIVE MANDATE > > Namaskar. > > Five years ago, you gave me a mandate to serve you. I am happy to say >that >India has made significant progress in these years. Our nation has >prospered >even in the most trying circumstances. India's prestige has risen >globally. >But a lot remains to be done. > > We inherited a legacy of neglect and misrule. > >· 1,50,000 of our villages are still deprived of "pucca" roads. > >· Even today, many of our villages and even towns are forced to live >in >darkness due to power shortage. > >· Water remains a major concern in most of India, the fabled land of >rivers. > > Who is responsible for this appalling deprivation? Wasn't half a century >adequate to provide bijlee, sadak, paani and other basic necessities like >primary education and primary healthcare to all Indians? The Congress party >has >ruled our country for nearly 50 years. Does it not owe an explanation for >this >failure? > > We have resolved to end this unfortunate legacy. We will ensure that in >the >next five years, 'Development', 'Good Governance' and 'Peace' will take >precedence above all else. We will build a New India. An India free of >poverty >and unemployment, without regional disparities and social inequalities, and >without the stark rural-urban divide. An India that is the abode of peace >and >harmony, where every Indian is secure, where every religion and caste is >respected. We will root out the scourge of terrorism. We will win friends >and >partners around the world. Securing permanent peace and cooperation with >our >neighbors through dialogue is an important part of our incomplete agenda. > >We will build world-class infrastructure of highways, railways, ports and >airports. We will build new schools and new hospitals. We will revitalize >our >cities. We will make India a front-ranking nation in science and >technology, >capable of seizing the bright new opportunities in the global economy. We >will >build an India that we all can be proud of. A resurgent India full of >self-confidence and youthful vigor, marching ahead to become a Developed >Nation >by 2020. > > A New India cannot be built with a fractured mandate, a hung Parliament. >I want >you to give us a strong and decisive mandate. > > Our tasks are enormous. But we shall accomplish them. Together we will >build >the India of our dreams. > > This is my promise. > > > >Atal Bihari Vajpayee (PM of India) > > > > _______________ >From must-see cities to the best beaches, plan a getaway with the Spring Travel Guide! http://special.msn.com/local/springtravel.armx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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