Prime Minister Narendra Modi has said that no country should ever be run on the basis of one person alone, adding that he doesn't want India to be entirely dependent on Modi.
In an interview with Times Now, PM Modi was asked whether he is only preparing for 2024 or also has plans in place for the 2029 general election.
"In politics, people come and people go. No country should be run on the basis of one person. Modi would never want the country to become completely dependent on Modi," he said.
The Prime Minister added that his country has given birth to many gems and will surely find many more in the future.
"There will be many more such gems in the future. The country will keep on running. People should work hard to improve their future and win the trust of the country," PM Modi said and quipped that they should "go on fewer vacations".
During the interview, PM Modi also said that he does not prepare for elections at all and is rather focused on his vision for India's future and where will it reach in 2047.
"I don't prepare for elections at all. I neither think about elections nor do I work according to the election schedule. My vision is clear, what India achieves in 2047 when it marks 100 years of Independence ... where will we be then," he said.
PM Modi recalled that during the Budget session this year, he said that the Centre will form a demographic commission.
"I said in the Budget, now you may call it a trailer, that we will institute a commission on demography. What’s this about? Around the world, many countries are worried about the ageing of a large portion of their population ... I don’t want that in 2047, there is no planning for our elderly,” Prime Minister said.
“We are young now, but someday we’ll grow old. It’s the Centre's job to think about it today. I think about it – when the youth of today grow old around 2047, they aren’t helpless. We need to plan for this. I want to work at this level, with that thought process. I mentioned it in the Budget, the media may not have picked it up,” he added.
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