BJP hails 11 'golden' years of Modi as PM

The 11 years of the Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led government will be written in golden letters because it ushered in changes with wider ramifications on polity, society and economics, and laid the foundations of Viksit Bharat or developed India, Union minister and Bharatiya Janata Party chief JP Nadda said on Monday.

- Smriti Kak Ramachandran

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Addressing the media on the 11th anniversary of the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance government and the first anniversary of the coalition's third term, Nadda said Modi changed the country's political culture and made room for performance-driven politics and good governance by implementing a model of "responsible and accountable" government.

He also criticised the Opposition, underscored that NDA will finish this term and the next, and said God should give Congress leader Rahul Gandhi wisdom.

Separately, Union home minister Amit Shah said that the 11 years proved to be a milestone in the direction of national security, while adding that India now responds to terror attacks by entering the home of terrorists.