New Delhi, April 6 Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday highlighted the Uniform Civil Code and 'One Nation, One Election' as two unfinished agendas of the BJP, and stated that serious and constructive discussions are underway on them.
Addressing virtually an event on the BJP's foundation day, Modi also targeted the Congress, saying that BJP workers had endured many hardships, including the Emergency, and also faced oppression under the grand old party.
He said that many BJP workers have even sacrificed their lives, as seen in states like West Bengal and Kerala, "where violence has become a political culture."
"Our mission is still ongoing. Serious discussions are taking place in the country regarding the Uniform Civil Code and 'One Nation, One Election,' and we are moving in a positive direction," he said.
The 'One Nation, One Election' system proposes to hold elections for both the assembly and the Lok Sabha simultaneously. The Uniform Civil Code (UCC) aims to create a uniform set of laws for everyone regarding marriage, adoption, etc., across the country.
Modi said that the nation knows that the BJP is sincerely striving to overcome every challenge and will continue to do so, and positive results have been achieved in the past, and they will be achieved in the future as well.
"The abolition of hundreds of laws from the British era, the construction of a new Parliament building for democracy, 10 percent reservation for the poor in the general category, a law to ban triple talaq, the Citizenship Amendment Act, the construction of the Ram temple in Ayodhya – there are countless such achievements that are the result of the BJP's honest efforts," he said.
The prime minister noted that the BJP is the only political party where the workers consider the party as their mother.
"That is why the party's foundation day is not just a political event. It is an emotional occasion for every worker. This day gives us the opportunity to express our gratitude to the party for giving us the chance to serve the nation," he said.
