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Discussing country’s issues abroad is immaturity: Rajnath (Lead)
New Delhi, Jan 16 (IANS) Asserting that the Congress move to take up national issues aboard was an “act of immaturity”, Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Tuesday said that was the reason why people were rejecting the opposition party.
“By taking national issues to international forums, the Congress leadership has shown its immaturity and people are repeatedly rejecting the Congress in polls,” Rajnath Singh said while addressing Delhi Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) workers at the unit’s Executive Meeting here.
The Minister was referring to Congress President Rahul Gandhi’s visit to Bahrain where he highlighted how job creation in India is at an eight-year low.
Addressing the Indian diaspora in Bahrain, Rahul Gandhi said the two threats facing India under the Narendra Modi government are its inability to create jobs and the rise in the forces of hatred and division.
Praising Prime Minister Narendra Modi and party President Amit Shah, the Home Minister said: “Both have exemplary organisational skills and it is showing results. Now, we have governments in 19 states.”
Targeting the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government in Delhi over what he said was its confrontation politics, the Home Minister said: “The Centre is ready to extend all support to the Delhi government but it is sad that the politics of confrontation run by it is acting as an obstacle.”
“We wish they shun the politics of confrontation,” Rajnath Singh said.
He also assured in resolving the crisis due to ongoing sealing drive in the national capital.
The Minister also called on BJP workers to ensure people’s trust at the ground level.
“We will have to leave ‘all is fine in politics’ attitude,” he said, adding that “we need to work for taking society towards betterment”.
Hailing he central government’s functioning, he said: “The world and the people of this country feels the BJP is the best party to govern India. An international survey has shown 88 per cent feel Modi is the best Prime Minister for India… while 70 per cent people have rated the BJP as the best political party.”
Rajnath Singh was referring to the survey conducted among 2,464 respondents in India carried out by the Pew Research Centre last year.
He said that India is the fastest growing economy with stabilised GDP (Gross Domestic Product) and greater ease of doing business. “Investors the world over are today looking towards India as an investment hub,” he said.
“Now, we have the highest foreign reserves ever,” he said.
Rajnath Singh. a senior BJP leader, said: “I have myself risen from the grass roots and understand Delhi has the best skilled political workers. I appeal to the party workers to increase their political moral authority and work to make politics a medium to serve the people.”
He emphasised that the BJP is a cadre-based party raised by selfless and tireless leadership in 70 years and “we have to follow their guidelines”.
Rajnath Singh also called on his partymen to avoid political ego and unitedly work hard for good results in the 2019 Lok Sabha elections and assured that “my doors shall always remain open for party workers coming with public works”.
The Minister said that under the BJP’s leadership “we have made our borders better guarded and we are always ready to retaliate in defence”.
“We have almost contained Naxalism and terrorism,” he added.
–IANS
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Foodman Vishal Singh Honored for Hunger Free World Mission in Bangkok
Lucknow: Vishal Singh, a renowned social worker from Lucknow, also known as Foodman, has once again made India proud. He was honored by the Happy Hands Gloves Cooperative Limited Company in Korathai, Thailand, for his work with the Hunger Free World Mission.
The Hunger Free World Mission’s meeting was held in Korathai, Thailand, under Vishal Singh’s leadership. Representatives from several countries, including Mr. Raja Dwivedi (Managing Director of Happy Hands Gloves Limited), Thailand Coordinator Mr. Raja Mishra, and member Mr. Varun Singh, attended the event.
Under Vishal Singh’s leadership, the attendees took a pledge to work together toward creating a hunger-free world.
Speaking on the occasion, Vishal Singh explained that the main goal of the Hunger Free World Mission is social participation. He said the mission is not just about feeding people but also about meeting other basic needs of those who are struggling. The mission focuses on helping families of terminally ill patients in hospitals by providing food and shelter. It also works to fulfill essential needs like education, jobs, and care for the elderly.
For the last 16 years, the Vijay Sri Foundation has been providing free services, benefiting thousands of people. Vishal Singh highlighted that the mission aims to gain global recognition like other organizations such as WHO, WWF, and Red Cross, which work for social causes.
During this meeting, Vishal Singh was appointed as the Chairman of the Hunger Free World Mission by representatives from various countries. They also discussed holding regular meetings in different countries to push the mission forward.
Business tycoon Dr. Abhishek Verma has also supported this humanitarian mission, vowing to promote the idea of “Seva Parmo Dharma” (Service is the highest duty) worldwide. Vishal Singh praised him, stating that people like Dr .Abhishek Verma inspire others to work for the betterment of society.
Recently, Romania’s Ambassador, Mr . Daniela Sezonov Ţane, invited Vishal Singh to the Romanian Embassy in Delhi, where they discussed the mission in detail. Impressed by his humanitarian work, she honored Vishal Singh and invited him to Romania to take the mission forward .
Food man Vishal Singh has been serving the people of India for the past 16 years. Through the Vijay Sri Foundation, he provides free meals to cancer patients & their families ,shelter, and education for women & children along with running free old-age homes in Lucknow.
In addition to his humanitarian work, Vishal Singh also addresses issues like crime and corruption through his role as Chairman of Seva Path Media and Managing Director of Vijay Sri Foundation.
During the COVID-19 pandemic, Vishal Singh and his team worked tirelessly to provide food and help to the needy, including starving children, elderly citizens, and pregnant women. Despite contracting the virus himself, he continued to assist others after his recovery. He even created a life-saving oxygen regulator using household items, which was praised by doctors both in India and abroad.
In his address at the meeting, Vishal Singh spoke about his mission to create a hunger-free world. He pointed out that India’s large population, along with issues like unemployment and poverty, has caused the country to fall on the Hunger Index. He urged people to contribute just one handful of grains daily to help create a hunger-free world.
He concluded by saying that through social participation, we can empower the people around us, meet their basic needs, and work together to build a stronger, more prosperous, and developed society.