Democracy is our commitment. It is our great legacy, a legacy we simply cannot compromise. Democracy is in our DNA. I have seen the strength of democracy. If there were no democracy then someone like me, Modi, a child born in a poor family, how would he sit here? This is the strength of democracy.

No form, no manifestation of knowledge, is senseless.

We dream of an India that is self-sufficient in producing defence equipment using the latest technology.

In this land of the Ganga (Varanasi), there was education of culture. But, more importantly, there was a culture of education.

A state in India will have more traders than perhaps a European nation. Trade is a great way to integrate people.

Every voter became Narendra Modi.

My concern is the holistic development of society. No one should go back, everyone must move forward. Enough time has been spent going backwards; now let us pledge to stride ahead, whether it's in education, health, agriculture or education of our daughters. This Government belongs to the poor. It is to support the destitute.