Energy security based on clean & reliable sources is essential for India's future. Nuclear energy has a key role in India's energy strategy.

Through Saansad Adarsh Gram Yojana, we want to give impetus to Demand driven development model instead of Supply driven development model. Let the villages say what has to be done, and what not.

This festival... the festival of Makar Sankranti... is our way of showing love towards nature. While global warming poses a serious threat to the world and mankind, this message of love for our environment is extremely essential.

The Indian voter today is very mature. He votes in one fashion in the Lok Sabha elections, he votes in a different manner in the State Assembly elections. We have seen this. In 2014, the General Elections conincided with the Odisha Assembly elections. The same electorate gave one judgement for Odisha and another judgement for Delhi. So this country's voter is very mature and we should trust his maturity.

National security is a serious matter and I do not think it is in proper to discuss such details in a public forum.

We want to make nation-building a people's movement.

Now it's time for India to steer ourselves, ride the waves and decide on our direction, destination and speed.