New Delhi:
Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi was in Delhi today, at an event where students from 200 colleges shared their ideas for change in India. He arrived at Delhi's Thyagraj stadium at about 11 in the morning and stayed through the day, as presentations were made and other political leaders spoke. In his concluding address, Mr Modi focused on governance and pitched his Gujarat model.
Here's our pick of Modi's five best quotes from his address to students:
Before I became Chief Minister, I had not even stood for being elected class monitor in school.
My identity is of a hindutvawadi - but I say pehle shauchalaya phir develaya (toilets before temples). I define secularism as nation first, India first.
In my family, no one knew the P of Politics... I used to sell tea on trains and today I stand here in front of you. Stop thinking where you come from. If you want to change the country, start walking and you will find a way. If you move forward with an attitude that gives and not takes, the world will be at your feet.
Governments have a psychology of secrecy, I say you need openness for good governance. In Gujarat, we keep draft policies online and invited every stakeholder to share views. By and large, policies beneficial to the state have evolved.
I was asked if there will be early polls - I said even to have early polls, the govt has to take a decision and this govt is famously indecisive.
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