PM Modi: You show us what we need to focus on

New Delhi, Oct 28: Prime Minister Narendra Modi has spoken to media today during the BJP's annual Diwali Milan in New Delhi.The meeting was attended by Party President Amit Shah.

Addressing the media PM has said that "You (the media) show us what we need to focus on. Democracy in political parties is something that the country is adapting to. We need to have transparency in the recruitment that political parties do. How the leadership of a political party evolves? What kind of opportunities are given to new generations? Do democratic values form the core of their values. It should become an issue of our debate and deeply so".

PM has also pitched for transparency in Political parties and said that "Democracy in political parties is a subject more people should know more about. It is true that the funding of political parties is a point of media discussion and many things come out in the open. But overall, how they are formed, how they function, how they recruit, their values, their ideologies, and their weaknesses, what is the reason behind such weaknesses. All this should be debated, political parties evolving with a true democratic spirit is necessary for the country. I hope the people who are here will one day carry the debate forward."

Finally, he hailed the media for adopting Swacch Bharath Mission and said that "half of the newspaper pages would be filled with the government’s criticism. But when it comes to the Swachh Bharat Abhiyan, all are on the same page. I thank each one of you for making it a personal mission."