New Delhi [India]Dec 6 (ANI): India’s G20 chairmanship is an honor for the country which every Indian should be proud of, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday sought cooperation from political parties for its success and termed them as stakeholders.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi told political parties at the meeting on Monday that India’s G20 chairmanship is an honor for the country which every Indian should be proud of.
Sources said the Prime Minister told an all-party meeting at Rashtrapati Bhavan that India’s G20 chairmanship is not just an honor for any individual or political party but for the entire country.
“It is a great proud moment for us as a nation and we are all stakeholders and hence we all need to cooperate and make it a huge success,” sources quoted the PM as saying.
Pointing out how this brings an opportunity for India to showcase its vast cultural heritage, the PM said, “There was a time when everyone considered India only till Delhi, Mumbai, Hyderabad, Bengaluru but now we are a part of the world. Will be able to show Unseen India that is beautiful and dynamic yet united.
Sources also said that the Prime Minister urged all political parties to participate fully and encourage public participation and engagement.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday chaired an all-party meeting to underline the importance of India’s chairmanship of the G20 and brief the leaders about the government’s approach.
The meeting held at Rashtrapati Bhavan was attended by Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin and Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik.
Leaders who spoke at the meeting included former prime ministers HD Deve Gowda, YS Jagan Mohan Reddy, MK Stalin, Mamata Banerjee, JP Nadda and N Chandrababu Naidu.
Union Home Minister Amit Shah presided over the meeting on behalf of the government. The inaugural address was given by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman followed by a presentation by the Foreign Secretary.
Senior ministers of the government including Defense Minister Rajnath Singh, Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal and External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar were present in the meeting.
India formally assumed the chairmanship of the G20 on 1 December.
The G20 or Group of 20 is an intergovernmental forum of the world’s major developed and developing economies. Last month, Indonesia handed over the G20 chairmanship to India for the coming year in the presence of PM Modi at the Bali summit. (ANI)
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