PM Modi's Jibe At Dynastic Parties

"India is moving towards a crisis..." PM Modi flagged this concern in his Parliament speech…

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00:00Party, for the family, party, by the family.

00:30India is a constitutional democratic country.

00:40Political parties have an important role to play.

00:45And political parties are also a major means of conveying our constitution to the people.

00:54But the constitution has also been damaged emotionally.

01:03Every strand of the constitution has been damaged.

01:08When political parties lose their democratic character within themselves.

01:18How can political parties, which have lost their democratic character within themselves, protect democracy?

01:32Today, in the country, from Kashmir to Kanyakumari, to every corner of India,

01:43India is moving towards a crisis that is a matter of concern for those who have submitted the constitution.

01:52It is a matter of concern for those who have faith in democracy.

01:57And those are the family parties.

02:13Political parties, party, for the family, party, by the family.

02:31Now, I don't need to say anything further.

02:40Look at the political parties from Kashmir to Kanyakumari.

02:45These people are against democracy.

02:49The constitution is against what we are told.

02:55And when I say family parties, I don't mean that more than one family member should not participate in politics.

03:11Not at all.

03:13With the blessings of the people, more than one family member should participate in politics.

03:21This does not make the party a family.

03:24But a party that has been run by the same family for generations,

03:30a party that has been run by the same family for generations,

03:34is the biggest problem for a healthy democracy.

03:39And today, on the day of the constitution,

03:44I would like to make a request to all the citizens of the country who have submitted the constitution,

03:51that there is a need to raise awareness in the country.