Vice President Dhankhar defends his use of 'yugpurush' accolade for PM Modi

Vice president Jagdeep Dhankhar on Sunday said he wont go on the backfoot over his use of the yugpurush compliment for Prime Minister Narendra Modi as he very consciously used itSpeaking at an event in Mumbai last month Dhankhar had described Mahatma Gandhi as the mahapurush of the last century and termed PM Modi the yugpurush personality of an era of this century drawing criticism from a few quartersAddressing the students and faculty of Hidayatullah National Law University in Chhattisgarh capital Raipur on Sunday he defended his use of the accoladeI am not on backfoot Very consciously I called our prime minister at a function in Mumbai a yugpurush You young boys and girls analyse go to a public domain and find out the attributes whom we can label as a yugpurush After all there will have to be a yugpurush at a particular point in time there cannot be a better place than Bharat A man who has changed and revolutionalised lives of our girls imagine banking inclusion explosion no one ever thought of it he saidDhankhar also lauded Modi for taking care of dignity of women getting water in every household and taking care of iquesttearsiquest by providing cooking gas connectionsReacting to Dhankhars remarks on Mahatma Gandhi and Modi BSP MP Danish Ali had earlier asked which new era had begun by giving liberty to an MP of the PMs party to abuse a certain community in a reference to racial slurs against him inside ParliamentWithout taking any names the Vice President appealed to the students to neutralise the forces that make mischievous efforts to set afloat narratives that are antinationalsYou as brilliant young minds iquest it is your duty pious obligation to do it Some people have a poor appetite for the growth trajectory of our nation Whenever something good happens in our country either in the country or outside they make mischievous efforts to set afloat narratives that are antinationals he saidNothing can be more dangerous in society than an informed mind an intelligent mind trying to exploit peoples ignorance to generate political equity he addedTake pride in our global achievements phenomenal rise and respect we have earned worldwide There was a time when the world used to render advice to us Now Bharat is a settler of agendas for the entire world That ecosystem was not there earlier All this happened because we have visionary leadership he saidDhankhar said the womens reservation bill which was passed in both houses of Parliament will be fructified post delimitation of Lok Sabha seatsWe have distinguished minds asking why it is not being implemented in 2024 If I plant a sapling why should I go out to see why it has not become a big tree It will take its own time It is a great development he addedThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever