‘Every govt after independence made India into what it is now’

New Delhi, April 14: Every government formed after Independence has contributed in taking India to the heights it has achieved today, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Thursday and asserted that barring one or two exceptions, the country has a proud tradition of strengthening democracy in a democratic manner.
In a speech after inaugurating ‘Pradhanmantri Sangrahalaya’ (prime ministers’ museum), which is dedicated to all previous 14 prime ministers, Modi said every prime minister has contributed immensely in the fulfilment of the goals of constitutional democracy.
Modi also bought the first ticket of the museum before its inauguration, officials said.
He said it is our responsibility to strengthen democracy, noting that India has a proud tradition of doing so in a democratic manner with one or two exceptions.
Though he did not elaborate, the BJP has been critical of some past Congress governments, especially the one headed by Indira Gandhi, of weakening democracy. Gandhi had suspended civil rights and imposed Emergency in 1975. Modi, however, added that every government formed after Independence has contributed in taking the country to the heights it has achieved today. “To remember all prime ministers is to know about the journey of independent India,” he said.
Asserting that India is the mother of democracy, he said the great feature of India’s democracy is that it has been continuously changing with the passage of time. (PTI)