TIL Desk/National/ Mumbai/ While applauding the BJP’s recent victories in Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand assembly polls and Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s clever steering, President Pranab Mukherjee emphasised the need to guard against “majoritarianism”, saying those in power must take the entire nation along at all times.
“Consultation and consensus is the best and often the only way forward,” he said in his speech at a conclave organised by India Today in Mumbai. Mr Mukherjee was also impressed by PM Modi’s felicitation speech following the party’s resounding win and “was extremely happy to hear PM Modi speak about the need for humility in the aftermath of BJP’s big wins”.
“He said that while electoral verdicts are determined on the basis of ‘bahumat’ (majority), the states will be governed on the principle of ‘sarvamat’ (consensus). This is indeed India’s tradition and what the large majority of our people desire to see in action,” Mr Mukherjee said.
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