At the "Kisan Samman Sammelan" in Varanasi, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday termed the Lok Sabha election mandate "unprecedented" as it returned the incumbent BJP-led NDA government for the third time. He called it a "rare feat among the global democracies". During the programme, Mr Modi released the 17th installment of Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi (PM-KISAN), amounting to over Rs 20,000 crores to around 9.
26 crore beneficiary farmers. He also handed over certificates to more than 30,000 women "Krishi Sakhis" from self-help groups (SHGs). In his address, the Prime Minister said, “This kind of hat-trick happened in India more than 60 years ago.
In a country like India, where youth aspirations are so high, if a government is returned to power after 10 years of reign, it is a massive victory and a huge vote of trust. And this trust of yours is my biggest capital and keeps me energised for taking the country to new heights.” On his first visit to his parliamentary constituency after winning the Lok Sabha elections, the Prime Minister greeted the people of Varanasi and thanked them for choosing him for the third consecutive time.
“Now even Maa Ganga seems to have adopted me and I have turned local for Kashi,” he said. The Prime Minister noted that the recently concluded general election for the 18th Lok Sabha symbolised the vastness, capabilities, comprehensiveness and roots of India’s democracy and presented it to the world. Noting that more than 64 crore p.
