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Last Updated: October 07, 2024, 20:21 IST
Prime Minister Narendra Modi completed 23 years in public office on October 7, 2024. (Image: Reuters/File)
PM Narendra Modi expressed his gratitude to those who have sent him their "blessings and good wishes", especially towards the BJP for choosing a "humble karyakarta" like him to lead Gujarat
Amid congratulations pouring in from all quarters for completing 23 years in public office, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday said he will not rest till the “collective goal of a Viksit Bharat is realised”. He expressed his gratitude to those who have sent him their “blessings and good wishes”, especially towards the BJP for choosing a “humble karyakarta” like him to lead Gujarat.
“A heartfelt gratitude to everyone who has sent their blessings and good wishes as I complete 23 years as the head of a government. It was on October 7, 2001, that I took on the responsibility of serving as the Chief Minister of Gujarat. It was the greatness of my Party, @BJP4India, to task a humble Karyakarta like me with the responsibility of heading the state administration,” he said in a thread on social media platform X, formerly Twitter.
#23YearsOfSeva…A heartfelt gratitude to everyone who has sent their blessings and good wishes as I complete 23 years as the head of a government. It was on October 7, 2001, that I took on the responsibility of serving as the Chief Minister of Gujarat. It was the greatness of…
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) October 7, 2024
Modi first took charge as the head of a government in Gujarat on October 7, 2001. He said when he entered the state administration, it was riddled with challenges like the aftermath of major disasters – 2001 earthquake, super cyclone and drought – as well as “Congress misrule”.
He alleged that the Congress had propagated “loot, communalism and casteism” but it was the government “powered by Jana Shakti” that rebuilt Gujarat and “propelled it to new heights of progress”.
“When I assumed office as CM, Gujarat was facing numerous challenges – the 2001 Kutch Earthquake, before that a Super Cyclone, a massive drought, and the legacy of many decades of Congress misrule like loot, communalism and casteism. Powered by Jana Shakti, we rebuilt Gujarat and propelled it to new heights of progress, even in a sector like agriculture, for which the state was not traditionally known,” he wrote in the post.
