Prime Minister Narendra Modi recalled school days in Vadnagar at the October 7 event, according to India.com.
Modi recalled the 2001 Bhuj earthquake, which Modi said taught the lesson of staying steadfast in reconstruction.
Modi recalled the Chandrayaan mission and the lesson of rising from failure.
Modi recalled the Covid crisis and the importance of collective consciousness.
The event marked 25 years since the first oath as Gujarat Chief Minister.
The event marked 25 years since Modi first took the oath as Chief Minister of Gujarat on October 7, 2001, when Keshubhai Patel was replaced.
The programme was organised by the Delhi unit of the BJP, and Open magazine described it as the Seva Jyoti programme.
It is part of the BJP’s month-long Seva Sankalp Abhiyan, which runs from September 17 to October 17 and includes blood donation drives, rallies and exhibitions.
Modi credited the people, whom Modi called Janardan, and said public trust and the efforts of party workers have been the main strength.
Modi thanked BJP and NDA colleagues for their support, according to Open magazine.
Modi said the experience and trust of the 25 years belong to the country and not to Modi alone, according to India.com.
Two of the lines at the event were that service is duty and that Modi lives for mission and not ambition.
The new slogan Modi gave was We will do it, and the audience repeated it after each target named, according to NewsX and Hans India.
Modi called for renewed commitment towards the 2047 vision of a developed India.
Reports differ on how many goals were named, with some saying three, some five and some six, so this report does not give a count.
Modi recalled school days in Vadnagar, the 2001 Bhuj earthquake, the Chandrayaan mission and the Covid crisis, according to India.com.
India Gate, New Delhi (representative image), Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0
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