BJP passes resolution commending Prime Minister Narendra Modi for implementing ‘Ram Rajya’

The Bharatiya Janata Party on Saturday passed a resolution commending Prime Minister Narendra Modi for “effectively implementing the concept of Ram Rajya”, or the Utopian reign of the Hindu deity Ram, in India over the past 10 years, reported The Hindu.

The resolution, titled “Viksit Bharat – Modi’s Guarantee”, also lauded the prime minister for India’s economic progress during the two terms of the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance government at the Centre.

The resolution was moved at the BJP’s national council meeting in New Delhi by Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and seconded by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman. Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Adityanath also spoke in support of the resolution.

“Under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi ji, not only has the temple of Lord Shri Ram been built, but he has also effectively implemented the concept of Ram Rajya in the last 10 years,” the resolution said.

In doing so, the resolution said that Modi had “set an ideal example of Sanatan culture”. This is a reference to “Sanatana dharma”, a term that some use as a synonym for Hinduism. “Whenever there will be a discussion in the future, historians will consider this event as a milestone,” the text stated.

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