Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday extended his wishes on Dussehra and stated that it is also a festival of victory of patience over crises. He urged people to celebrate festivals with restraint and to remember the resolve of 'vocal for local' while shopping.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday extended his wishes on Dussehra and stated that it is also a festival of victory of patience over crises. He urged people to celebrate festivals with restraint and to remember the resolve of 'vocal for local' while shopping.
"Today is the festival of Vijay Dashmi, i.e. Dussehra. I extend my best wishes to all of you on this auspicious occasion. This festival of Dussehra is the festival of victory of truth over untruth. But at the same, it is also a festival of victory of patience over crises. Today, all of you are living with great restraint, celebrating festivals with modesty. Therefore, in the battle we are fighting against COVID-19, victory is certain," Prime Minister said in his monthly radio programme 'Mann Ki Baat'.
"Previously, a large number of people used to gather in Durga Pandal for darshan of Goddess Durga. It was affair like atmosphere. But this time it did not happen. This time all large gatherings are banned. There will be Eid, Sharad Purnima, Valmiki Jayanti, Dhantesras, Diwali, Chhatth Pooja, Guru Nanak Dev Jayanti festival in coming days. During this corona crisis, we have to work with restraints," he added.
5 things PM Modi talked about in Mann ki Baat
1. Prime Minister reminded people to remember their resolve of 'vocal for local.'
"When we think of festivals, shopping comes to our mind. This time, amid the enthusiasm of festival, when you go shopping make sure to remember your resolve of 'vocal for local.' When purchasing goods from market give priority to local products," PM Modi said.
"Sanitisation workers, housekeepers and guards were with us in difficult times, now in festivals, we have to take them along," he added.
2. Prime Minister Modi asked people to remember brave Indian soldiers who are safeguarding our borders. "During these festivals, we also have to remember our brave soldiers who have stood at the borders. We have to light a lamp at home, in honour of these brave sons and daughters of Mother India," he said.
3. Prime Minister urged countrymen to constantly try through creativity and love to bring out the beautiful colours of 'Ek Bharat-Shrestha Bharat' even in the smallest of tasks.
He urged countrymen to visit website ekbharat.gov.in. which portrays efforts made to advance the campaign of national integration.
4. The Prime Minister talked about the lessons one should learn from the life of India's first Home Minister Sardar Vallabh Bhai Patel.
"On October 31, we will be celebrating the birth anniversary of Sardar Vallabh Bhai Patel as National Unity Day. We will find very few people with all these traits together like- ideological depth, moral courage, political acumen, deep knowledge of the agricultural sector and devotion to national unity. Bapu had said that the jestful banter of Sardar Patel made him laugh so much that he would get cramps in the stomach," the Prime Minister said.
"This has a lesson for us. Whatever may be the circumstance, one should keep his sense of humour alive. This not only keeps us calm but also helps solve our problems and Sardar Sahab did exactly that. He integrated farmers' issues with the independence movement," he added.
5. Prime Minister Modi also highlighted the works of revered Adi Shankaracharya.
"Revered Adi Shankaracharya, born in Kerala established four important Mathh in four different directions of India, Badrinath in North, Puri in East, Sringeri in South and Dwaraka in the West. He also toured Srinagar, and that is why a Shankaracharya hill is there. The pilgrimage itself binds India together. The chain of Jyotirlingyas and Shakti peeth unites India in one thread," he said.
He also paid tribute to first woman Prime Minister of India Indira Gandhi. "On 31st October, we lost former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi. I respectfully offer tributes to her," he said.
'Mann ki Baat' is a radio programme, aired on All India Radio on the last Sunday of every month, through which the Prime Minister interacts with the nation.
(With ANI inputs)
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