New Delhi : PM Modi said that about 20 years ago terrorists had targeted our Parliament. At that time, Parliament was in session and the terrorists intention was to abducting and eliminate the MPs. The world is also realizing now how big a challenge, terrorism is for the world.
‘Stop supporting Hamas’, EU raised the issue of terrorism in P20 conference. European Union’s Vice President Nicola Beer said that political and financial support to Hamas should be stopped. The recent terrorist attacks by Hamas on Israeli citizens have shocked the world. This is an expression of the unimaginable violence that terrorists commit against innocent people. It shakes our sense of security and sense of trust.
Prime Minister NarendraModi on Friday inaugurated the 9th conference of the Presiding Chairmen of Parliaments of G20 member countries (P20) at the Yashobhoomi Convention Centre. During this, he said that this summit is in a way a “Mahakumbh of different parliamentary practices” from around the world. All of you representatives are experienced in different parliamentary working styles. It is a great pleasure for all of us that you are coming to India with such rich democratic experiences.
Without naming anyone, the crisis arises in Israel, PM Modi said that no one is untouched by whatever is happening in different corners of the world today. Today the world is facing crises because of conflict. This is not in anyone’s interest. A divided world cannot provide solutions to the great challenges facing humanity. This is a time of peace and brotherhood. It’s time to move forward together. This is the time for everyone’s development and welfare. We have to overcome the global trust crisis and move forward on human-centric thinking. We must move the world forward with “One Earth, One Family and One Future”. Presiding officers of the parliaments of G20 countries are participating in the conference. 25 Speakers, 10 Deputy Speakers, 50 Members of Parliament and others are going to participate during this two-day global event. The Pan African Parliament is also participating in the G20 event in India for the first time.
PM Modi said, ‘Next year, general elections are going to be held once again in India. I extend an advance invitation to all of you delegates at the P20 Summit to watch the general elections to be held next year. India will be very happy to host you again.
He said that in India we consider general elections as the biggest festival. Since independence in 1947, 17 general elections and more than 300 assembly elections have been held in India. India not only conducts the world’s largest elections, but people’s participation in it is also increasing. The countrymen have made my party victorious for the second consecutive time. The 2019 general election was the biggest human exercise in human history. 60 crore voters took part in this. There were 91 crore registered voters in India then, which is more than the total population of entire Europe. This shows how much trust people have in parliamentary processes in India.
Mexican Senate President Ana Lilia Rivera tied Rakhi on the hand of Prime Minister NarendraModi. Modi, in turn, blessed Rivera.
