Past governments didn’t build memorial, God chose me for noble task, says PM Modi


New Delhi, Oct 22 (NIE): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday questioned the “indifference” shown by past governments in erecting a national memorial for police personnel who laid down their lives in the line of duty since Independence. Inaugurating a refurbished national police memorial and a museum on the National Police Commemoration Day, the Prime Minister said previous governments at the Centre let dust gather on the files on this subject.

“I am proud of the new police memorial that is being dedicated to the nation today but I have few questions to ask. Why could this memorial not come into being despite over 70 years of Independence?,” he said in his address to policemen, officers, their families and retired personnel.

The National Police Commemoration Day is observed every year this day to pay homage to 10 policemen who were killed in an ambush by Chinese troops in 1959 in Ladakh’s Hot Spring area. The supreme sacrifice by police personnel at the Hot Springs in Ladakh took place about 60 years ago, Modi said. “Why wait for so many years? (to erect a memorial)” the Prime Minister asked.

He said the plan to have a national memorial for slain police personnel was conceptualised during the tenure of the Atal Behari Vajpayee government and in 2002, then home minister L K Advani laid its foundation stone.

“I agree that work was stopped at this facility due to some legal issues but had the earlier governments put in a honest and whole-hearted effort, this memorial could have been built much earlier,” he said.

Instead, the previous governments let the “files gather dust and when we came to power in 2014 we allocated funds for this task and today we are witnessing the reality,” Modi said. “I think probably God has chosen me to do this noble task,” he said.

The Prime Minister said achieving targets on time has become a practice under this government.

He said similar “apathy” was shown by previous governments in building a national memorial for Babasaheb Ambedkar at Alipore Road in Delhi and the Ambedkar International Centre in Janpath, also in Delhi.

Both the memorials were inaugurated by the Prime Minister earlier this year.

“There is a serious question in my mind that why is there such an indifference by the past governments for those who sacrificed their lives for the country,” he said. “This is not our tradition and we are known to hold the unity and integrity of the country even with an empty stomach.”

“I am happy that these memorials are now inspiring the world,” he said, adding that the country will “never forget” the courage and ultimate sacrifice made by the police and paramilitary personnel at the altar of their duties.

He made a special mention of those personnel who help save people hit by natural or man-made disasters and announced a new decoration in the name of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose for police and paramilitary personnel involved in disaster relief.

He urged policemen to have empathy for people as they were “defence and protectors” to the poor, the abused and the marginalised. “Offering a glass of cold water and saying two sweet words to a person who comes to you will further strengthen the police-public bond,” he said.

  

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  • PEDDA GUNDOO, MANGALURU

    Mon, Oct 22 2018

    He is always a loser why? never compare with you to the previous governments ! You do your business and prove that you are better than anybody else thats why the MANDHA BUDDHI BHAKADI choose in majority ! old habits die hard ! oh I forgot that he is a regular politician Like SHOBHA

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  • Sharan Borewell, Mangalore

    Mon, Oct 22 2018

    Modi is Ignorant on Earlier Bose Museums
    Built under INC👇

    1947:Netaji Bhawan,Kolkata
    1975: Proceedings of 1st Netaji Seminar released under IndiraG
    1985: INA Museum,Manipur under RajivG
    2005: Museum, Darjeeling under UPA
    2007: Museum,Cuttack under UPA

    Cc: All Bhakts

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  • Jossey Saldanha, Mumbai

    Mon, Oct 22 2018

    Only Monkeys Praise their Own @$$$ ...

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  • Peacelover, India

    Mon, Oct 22 2018

    Many bhakts understood the reality of Modi government. If you analyse the comments, most of the readers opposed Modi government and number of disgree are very low today.

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  • Mohammed, Kundapur/Qatar

    Mon, Oct 22 2018

    modi deserted his own wife and building memorial who is don't even exist.

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  • Stan, Udupi/Dubai

    Mon, Oct 22 2018

    He is elected to serve the people who are alive and not the dead. Crores for statues and nothing for people who are affected by floods/ accidents. People are eager to boot this non performing govt at the earliest.

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  • Ahmed K.C., Mangalore

    Mon, Oct 22 2018

    Things keep changing / Improving.
    What we did not had in childhood, we have today.
    There are many things to come in future and we won't be here to see them.
    PM's statement is "Childish".

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  • roy pinto, mangalore

    Mon, Oct 22 2018

    FEKU MODI ITS DEVIL CHOSE YOU TO DESTROY INDIA AND POOR INDIAN.............. ONLY POOR AND MIDDLE CLASS PEOPLE ARE SUFFERING NOT RICH PEOPLE LIKE AMBANI ADANI OR MODI.................
    WHAT NOBLE THINKS YOU HAVE DONE NOTHING ZERO..............
    ONLY DIVIDE RELIGION FOR VOTE ..............

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  • Geeta, Udupi

    Mon, Oct 22 2018

    Power miltayi 4 sal se ashwasan bul gaye ram mandir banane ka. Apne hindu ko vishwasgath kiya aur kya milega....

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  • Andha Bakht, Thane

    Mon, Oct 22 2018

    Geetha jii, Ram Mandir wahan per hee Banayenge, magar tareek (date) nahin batayenge!!!!!!

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  • ca girishkk, m'lore/dxb

    Mon, Oct 22 2018

    OMG...,

    First time in 70 years ., ruling union government behaved like an opposition all these 4 years...,

    shame on these jokers....!!!! after all education matter...!!! Hindustani's shouldn't make the same mistake..., but in my view.., the biggest threat to democracy is EVM....!!!!

    LORD BRAHMA ..., Save Rupee & Save HINDUSTAN & Save Hindustani's....!!!!

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  • CHARLES SALDANHA, MALAD-MALWANI

    Mon, Oct 22 2018

    No comments over the choice of God but Voters will change their Choice .......Wait till 2019.....

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  • N.M, Mangalore

    Mon, Oct 22 2018

    People DID NOT ELECT Narendra to build Memorials. Instead, let Chowkidaar answer:

    Where are 100 smart cities in 5 years?
    Why hasn't black money (Rs.15 lakhs per person) been brought back to India?
    Where are 2 crore jobs (per year) for our youth?
    Why have right-wing hooligans taken over law & order?
    Why was Demonetization a DISASTER and SCAM?
    Why have Fuel and Food prices skyrocketed?
    Why has 'Make in India' failed ?
    Why has 'Skill India' failed?
    Why did BJP allow Mallya, Nirav, Choksi and Lalit Modi to loot & scoot?
    Why are Farmers still committing suicide due to debts and no support?
    Why has ill-planned GST ruined small and medium-sized traders?

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  • mohan, Mangalore

    Mon, Oct 22 2018

    Why you not made naturam godse memorial..... .you are worshipping godse like he God....build godse memorial...

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  • Antonio DSilva, Kuwait

    Mon, Oct 22 2018

    modiji sir,

    you are full of humbility....

    nah, nah, nah, god did not chose you just for the noble task of building memorial, he also chose you for the following more greater noble tasks..
    help nirav fly away with 6,300 crores,
    help mallya fly away with 9,000 crores
    help amabani with Rafael deal
    and maybe now god wants you to contract building of the memorial to adanio, who knows maybe..

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  • Nady, Udupi

    Mon, Oct 22 2018

    Thank god ... No government wasted money on such things like you did ... Spending thousands of crores which wud b used for many other things like farmer tensions or fuel reduction n giving jobs to youth ... Your government well recognised in implementing communal issues n playing divide n rule with the people of India .... Your government destroyed the justice ... Like you did in Gujrat riot ...

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  • Salam, Manglore

    Mon, Oct 22 2018

    Exactly but this uneducated people not understand😃

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  • Stan, Udupi/Dubai

    Mon, Oct 22 2018

    Oh God , grant him some wisdom to serve the people who are alive today and not to waste taxpayers money on statues. If he is so interested to make statues of leaders let him make it from his pocket or from his party fund.

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  • David Pais, Mangalore

    Mon, Oct 22 2018

    previous govts., build da nation & its economy. u destroyed da nation selling 2 bangladesh & china. presently economy of india is collapsed. u build stone age.

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  • Praveen, Permanur

    Mon, Oct 22 2018

    Mr. Modi..honorable pm... It's your duty.. Don't try to become hero... Today who ever die in civil and defence due to negligence of ruling govt and oppstion negligence.. It's your responsibility to do better and protect people. But don't try to focus hero in front of mytriyr.. They are real Hero's.. In front of them your zero....

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  • geoffrey, hat hill

    Mon, Oct 22 2018

    And who chose him to assist looters to scoot?

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  • j.anata, Mangaluru / Bengaluru

    Mon, Oct 22 2018

    Icons like Netaji & Sardar Patel, Lal Bahadur Shastri were consistently ignored by Congress who were hell bent on focusing only on Family of Nehru & Fake Gandhis.
    Only after NDA is that nation knows about these true leaders.

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  • Hussain, Abu Dhabi

    Mon, Oct 22 2018

    Yes indeed..After NDA came to power India got discovered ...i.e, May 2014..Before that India didn't exist.

    Let the "Chosen one" by God build memorial for the persons who lost their lives during mindless demonetization "Organised loot legalized plunder" scheme.

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  • N.M, Mangalore

    Mon, Oct 22 2018

    INC has given all these leaders due respect. We don't need lectures from Godse Bhakts. Shameless RSS bhakts have no heroes of their own and are trying to appropriate Congress Leaders.

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  • Anand Kumar, Mangga Gala Uru

    Mon, Oct 22 2018

    Two of your fake Gandhis are part of your BJP government. Maneka and Varun. What are they doing there? Oh, I forgot. It is a Faku government.

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  • Pramod Suvarna, Derebail/Mangalore

    Mon, Oct 22 2018

    what about advani. Also sidelined by congress?????

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  • Amith, NAGPUR

    Mon, Oct 22 2018

    j.anata, Mangaluru / Bengaluru - So far 44 disagree and NONE agree!!!!!! What a TRAGEDY!!!!!! Even CHADDI BKAKHTS don't agree with Fekus!!!!!!!

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  • Naveen, Mangalore

    Mon, Oct 22 2018

    God chosen you for a good work ,but you and your team chosen looting people

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  • V.Pereira, Udupi

    Mon, Oct 22 2018

    Chor Machaaye Shor

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  • Mike, USA

    Mon, Oct 22 2018

    Even Trump speaks the same language... must be having same gujju script writer.

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  • David Pais, Mangalore

    Mon, Oct 22 2018

    trump made jobs 2 americans & jobs ratio has been da lowest since 1970. india is wholly lost. no jobs 4 indians. 1nly cow vigilantes, pakoda, pickles & chai jobs available. indiax economy is destroyed.

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  • Anand Kumar, Mangga Gala Uru

    Mon, Oct 22 2018

    Who cares? We are in India Mai Ka Lal. A champion liar is invoking the name of God.

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  • Pakodawala, Mangaluru

    Mon, Oct 22 2018

    When he could not execute development promises of 2014, he invokes God, religion!!! Development is dumped and statues are erected!

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  • Hussain, Abu Dhabi

    Mon, Oct 22 2018

    Build new statues worth crores, rename the roads, rename the railway stations, rename cities and now new memorials....Is this development ?? What happened to Smart cities?

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  • Amith, NAGPUR

    Mon, Oct 22 2018

    It's like : "Donkey Praising it's Own TAIL " !!!!!!!

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  • Dinesh Narayan Poojary, Kundapura/Bengaluru

    Mon, Oct 22 2018

    Yeah CHAIWALA, God didn't choose. People voted you for your sweet talks. They never knew you are lying 100%. They were waiting for their 15,00,000.00 as per your election promise.

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  • HENRY MISQUITH, Bahrain

    Mon, Oct 22 2018

    God chose you for Rafale....

    DisAgree Agree [35] Reply Report Abuse

  • KRPrabhu, Mangalore/Bangalore

    Mon, Oct 22 2018

    Rafale manthra jaapne se kuch karona...court me case daakhil Karo.....

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  • Andha Bakht, Thane

    Mon, Oct 22 2018

    JAGO mamu, JAGO!!! Case toh Supreme Court mein daakle ho gaya, 29th October ko hearing bhi hai!!!! JAGO mamu JAGO!!!!!!

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  • Ozy, Mangalore

    Mon, Oct 22 2018

    You talk about development and what you have done to people.

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  • El En Tea, Mumbai

    Mon, Oct 22 2018

    That means you are GOD chosen man but not voters.

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  • Amith, NAGPUR

    Mon, Oct 22 2018

    No, no my friend, Feku is EVM chosen PM ( PAKODA MASTER ) !!!!!!!

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  • Deva, Pilar

    Mon, Oct 22 2018

    Correctly said you can only do that...

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  • Jossey Saldanha, Mumbai

    Mon, Oct 22 2018

    Should we Laugh or Cry ...

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  • Kuchan, Kudla

    Mon, Oct 22 2018

    No need some one's advice... you are free to do whatever you like.

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  • Tell The Truth, Mangalore

    Mon, Oct 22 2018

    Upto mid 2019...you can laugh...latter on automatically will cry..
    God bless you...and give you strength to learn both things simultaneously.

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  • N.M, Mangalore

    Mon, Oct 22 2018

    To tell you the truth - People are crying since 2014 because Modi led BJP government is a MEGA DISASTER.

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  • Andha Bakht, Thane

    Mon, Oct 22 2018

    Kyonki, "MERA PM CHOR HAI " !!!!!!

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  • roy pinto, mangalore

    Mon, Oct 22 2018

    @Tell The Truth, & fake the news............
    sure up-to mid 2019 we will laugh latter on automatically we laugh more seeing.................
    you and blind bakths and feku losing in election and going out for vanvas with pakodaas ..........😜😜😜😜😜😜

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