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Speaking at Session 2 of Pandit Deendayal Upadhyaya’s centenary celebrations in Kozhikode, Kerala, the PM asserted that the BJP had never comprised its values. He said: “A PM of this country was once asked for how long will you remain PM? He answered that the one who goes to Everest does not go there to reside but to make history. However, we are not part of such a journey. If we wld have entered politics for gains, we would have compromised on values at some level. A country such as ours - full of young people, should have youthful dreams and youthful pace.”

He added; “BJP's original character is based on principles of welfare of people. We have never compromised on our ideals. Other parties might have good people but we have more good people than them. All our senior leaders made us what we are today.”

He added: “Deendayal Upadhyaya ji said, Muslims shouldn't be treated as substance for votes or looked down upon, they should be considered equal. Deendayal Upadhyaya kehte the agar sabhi ko barabari me lana hai to upar ke logo ke jhukar ke apne haath vanchit logo tak badane chahiye. eendayal Upadhyaya has said, 50 years back, "Don’t reward Muslims, don’t rebuke Muslims, empower them. Our Govt is committed to the welfare of the last person in the society.”  

He said: “Today people discuss about global warming, but Deendayal Upadhyaya ji back then used to say that we should respect our resources. On Mahatma Gandhi birth anniversary (Oct 2), we will ratify the decisions that were made during COP21. Our party was formed for poor section of society & all our initiatives today are focussing on down trodden people only. There is a need for a discussion to bring in change in the procedure for elections in our country.” 

In a clear message to the Kashmiri separatists, BJP President Amit Shah today said the central government will not have talks with those who do not believe in the Indian Constitution but those who consider themselves Indians. Acknowledging that the situation in the valley has been worrisome for last few months, he said if anybody thinks that Kashmir could be separated from India, then it is nothing but a daydream which will never come true. In his inaugural address at the party's National Council meeting here, he also invoked the party s garib kalyan agenda, saying the central government has been dedicated to the development of the poor since Narendra Modi took oath as the Prime Minister. He said the next one year will be observed as 'garib kalyan year'. With the Prime Minister and other senior leaders listening, Shah devoted most of his speech to the saffron party s ideologue Deen Dayal Upadhyay, whose 100th birth anniversary fell today, and his concepts of 'antyodaya' (uplift of the last man) and integral humanism.

Touching upon the Kashmir unrest and Uri terror attack, the BJP chief asserted, "Kashmir is an unbreakable part of India and no force in the world can separate it from us." The BJP-led government "is willing to discuss all paths to peace but the talks will be held with those who consider themselves Indians No talks will be held with anybody who does not believe in the Constitution, he said. This is a clear message to separatists who are insisting that talks cannot be held within the Indian Constitution. Referring to the Uri attack, Shah said BJP will not tolerate terrorism and the party and its government stand for "zero tolerance" to it. Heaping praise on Modi, he compared him with noted freedom fighter Bal Gangadhar Tilak, saying he had infused hope and aspiration among masses with his Gujarat model during the 2014 Lok Sabha elections and later with his work in the same way Tilak gave voice to the nation s discontent with the colonial rule with his call for swaraj (self-rule). BJP governments in 13 states besides the Centre are now working to unlift and empower the poor following the Upadhyay s concept and that is why its dispensations in many states have been re-elected on the basis of performance, he said.