New Delhi, Aug 4:Prime Minister Narendra Modi asked BJP MPs on Sunday to shun any negativity andwork with a positive mindset so as to win over even those who did not vote forthe party.
In his address at theconcluding session of the two-day training programme for over 380 partylawmakers, he also referred to the next Lok Sabha election, scheduled for 2024,and told them to nurse their constituencies in a way that they can retain themon the strength of their work and conduct, sources said.
He cited his own clean record to urge the members ofParliament to keep their personal and professional conduct above board,according to MPs who attended the meeting.
The prime minister asked the MPs to give ample time to theirfamilies but shun “parivarvaad” (dynasty politics), they said.
Parliamentary Affairs Minister Pralhad Joshi told reportersthat Modi asked MPs to not entertain negative thoughts about their rivals orthose who did not vote for them.
He asked them to work and conduct themselves in such a waythat even those who did not vote for them are won over.
“You should work for everybody’s welfare. You should bepositive and shun any negative thoughts about those who did not vote for theparty. Looking at your work and conduct, they will get closer to you,” hequoted Modi as saying.
The prime minister asked the MPs to focus on people’sparticipation and pro-people policies, while overlooking politics, in theinterest of their constituencies and the nation, Joshi said.
A BJP MP said Modi spoke like a “guardian” andtouched on issues related to political, ideological as well as personal aspectsof their lives.
Turning his attention to the next Lok Sabha polls, he askedMPs to identify booths where they did not fare well and work to strengthentheir presence there.
His speech, the sources said, also focused on proper conductby MPs, and Modi in this context mentioned his own long tenure in government,earlier as Gujarat chief minister and now as prime minister.He asked the MPs to stand in queues with publicand speak appropriately.