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Updated: Jan 12, 2020 10:52 IST

Addressing youngsters at Belur Math, PM Narendra Modi said that India’s youth has the energy to bring change that can be beneficial for the society. On the event of National Youth Day, PM Modi said that the world community has huge expectations from the youth of the nation.

PM Modi who had stayed overnight at the Math also participated in the morning prayer meeting with the saints and seers . PM Modi is the first Prime Minister to have stayed overnight at the headquarters of Ramakrishna Mission.

PM Modi also invoked the teachings of Swami Vivekananda and said that the famous seer, during the dark days of British Raj, was able to realise the potential of India’s youth. Modi said that Swami Vivekananda never asked for a hundred people, but only asked for hundred youngsters with resolve in order to change the fate of the country, quoting one of the seer’s famous quotes regarding youth and duty.

The prime minister, who was on a two-day visit to Kolkata, addressed the gathering at Howrah, where he outlined the role of youth in this decade. He said that the energy of the today’s young people will be the basis for change in the 21st century. He said to the youngsters gathered at the venue that innovative ideas should combine with sheer resolve in order to foster change in society.

The PM also spoke about the recent protests that were being organised against the passage and implementation of the Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2019. He hit out at the opposition saying that despite understanding the recently passed law, some people are pretending deliberately not to understand.

PM said that people with political interests are misleading the youth and creating unrest in the society regarding the new citizenship law.

He also said that the youth is aware and understands the CAA better than most politicians. He also requested the youth to fight against misinformation being spread against CAA.

He further added that, if there is any citizen who abides by the Constitution of India, that person is rightfully an Indian. He reiterated that the new Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2019 is not about taking away anyone’s citizenship.