Quotes from Narendra Modi

Sanitation should not be seen as a political tool, but should only be connected to patriotism (rashtrabhakti) and commitment to public health.

I believe Raghuram Rajan's patriotism is no less than any of ours. As much as I know Raghuram Rajan, whatever post he holds, wherever he is, he is someone who will continue to serve the country.

The path of violence has not yielded anything. Shed guns and adopt the path of peace, unity, goodwill and brotherhood.

We are not only celebrating International Yoga day, we are training the human mind to begin a new era of peace, Sadbhavana.

Good Governance cannot remain merely a philosophy. Concrete steps have to be taken for realizing its goals.

Yoga is a philosophy of discipline and meditation that transforms the spirit and makes the individual a better person in thought, action, knowledge and devotion.

India is a civilization where the principle and philosophy of sacrifice is ingrained as part of our upbringing.

Secularism for the Congress is merely a slogan while for the BJP it is an article of faith. Secularism is about votebank politics for the Congress, while it is about 'India first' for the BJP.

In a democracy, dynasty politics is wrong. We need to free the state and nation from it.

If I talk about coal, people will start equating my statements with a political angle. This is not a platform for politics, I'm not making any allegations on anyone.

I too belong to an OBC caste but I have never used my community to get power

BJP is committed to transform the agriculture sector. We want to increase farmer income and the purchasing power of villages.

Good days are upon us.

BJP is not going to the people only to form a government. We have come to the people to give stability and a development oriented government.

I dream of a Digital India where technology ensures the Citizen-Government interface is incorruptible.

I dream of a Digital India where Government services are easily and efficiently available to citizens on Mobile devices.

If we want the nation to move ahead, then we'll have to leave behind the thinking that Government will do everything...we all need to collectively devote to make our country move forward.

My first warning is to my government officers to not presume citizens as thieves.

Normally, the opposition gets more media space and even the people find it interesting to listen to voices against the government of the day.

In a democracy, everyone has the right to criticise the Government.

Development seems to have become the agenda only of government. It is seen as a scheme. That should not be the case. Development should be everyone's agenda. It should be a people's movement.

If we want to move forward, not just the Government but 125 crore Indians will have to do something.

We do not run government on whims of an individual, our progress is reforms driven, our reforms are policy driven and our policies are people driven.

A government is one that thinks and hears the voice of the poor. A government must live for the poor.