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“In 2014, Narendra Modi sought five years for BJP to serve the nation. As Prime Minister he delivered on all fronts – starting from salvaging the nation from an utter state of despair to hope and aspiration. People of all sections were taken up. Country made progress on all sectors and an economy boomed. People appreciated PM Modi’s performances and blessed him with another term in 2019. Now, after 10 years, people’s trust in him has doubled and they have reposed faith in his leadership to take the country on the path of progress to reach our goal of Viksit Bharat,” he said during an interaction with editors of different newspapers and television channels.

Speaking on the foreign policy of India, Jaishankar said India is playing the role of a peace-broker across the globe as the world leaders trust the country's leadership.

“Now, you see turmoil in different parts of the world. The Russia-Ukraine war, the tension in Gaza following the terrorist attack on Israel and the more recent Israel-Iran conflicts have created tensions in those regions, besides affecting the world order. However, during such critical times, whenever leaders of all these countries have looked to India to play its role to ease the tension, our country has obliged in the best possible manner,” said the minister.

Stating that India’s foreign policy was on the right track, Jaishankar said the country had succeeded in asserting itself in the global platform as one of the forward-looking countries.

On the strained relationship with Canada, Jaishankar said, “Our relationship with Canada and its Prime Minister is not the same as with other nations. You can see Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau as an exception. What’s the reason? Some people who profess Khalistani ideology have made use of that democracy and formed a lobby and vote bank. Some parties in Canada, some parties in that country feel that if they maintain good relationships with these people, it will benefit. It’s all about vote bank politics in Canada.  Now, the matter is more serious because the Trudeau government lacks a majority in the parliament. The leaders of other political parties on whom Trudeau is dependent are pro-Khalistani.”

The minister said though India wrote to Canada for extradition of 25 Khalistani leaders, the latter did not take any action on that.

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To a query, Jaishankar said Odisha should have a BJP government to carry forward the development of the Narendra Modi government.

“I concur what Prime Minister Narendra Modi recently said that Odisha has not progressed much in the past two decades despite it having huge mineral resources. We need to have a young person with a sharp outlook to lead the state,” he observed.

Jaishankar is currently on a two-day trip to Odisha to interact with the intellectuals, journalists and BJP party workers.

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Union Education, Skill Development and Entrepreneurship Minister and BJP candidate for Sambalpur Lok Sabha seat, Dharmendra Pradhan stated this while holding a massive roadshow at Rairakhol today. 

"People's trust in Prime Minister Narendra Modi has increased. Now Modi wave is in full swing in Odisha. People have opted for a big change in Odisha governance this time," said Pradhan. 

The Union Minister said the people of Odisha will change the governance and decide who will be the next Chief Minister. 

Initiating a direct attack on Naveen Odisha chairman and BJD's No.2 star campaigner VK Pandian, Pradhan said he doesn't need any certificate from the gumasta (Pandian). The people of Odisha know him very well. 

"I am a small worker of my party BJP. But the Gumasta is a Bhadatia (hired one) and a Mahadruma (big tree). I don't need his certificate," said Pradhan. 

He said the leaders of his party (BJD) are not obeying him (Pandian).   

The Union Minister asserted again that the 'inefficient' 24-year-old government will be changed by people in the ensuing polls.  
 

"23 years have gone by, and so many things were happening… We were trying. We were not doing just one thing; I was doing several things, so was Bobby and papa. But when my son got married and a daughter came home, I don’t know, everything just changed,” Sunny shared on 'The Great Indian Kapil Show'.

Sunny said that his father has been part of the industry since the 1960s, and they too have been in the limelight. However, it was right after his "daughter" came home that things changed with 'Gadar 2', 'Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahaani', and 'Animal'.

"We saw several things coming and going, but this time, whatever has happened and the love we are getting… We all do get a lot of love… but things were not happening, and suddenly our daughter came and 'Gadar 2' came, before that it was papa's film that was released."

In June 2023, Sunny’s son, Karan, married Drishya.

Sunny expressed disbelief at the response 'Gadar 2', a sequel to the 2001 blockbuster 'Gadar: Ek Prem Katha', received.

"When my film came, I did not know what was happening because from within I was crying and laughing. I could not believe it. And after that when 'Animal' came, the response was overwhelming," said Sunny.

Hearing all this, his brother Bobby Deol became teary-eyed.

"This is all your love. We did not expect such a response from the industry, and when I was doing the film, people said who would watch it? But you told them that you wanted to watch,” Sunny added.

The show’s host, Kapil Sharma, also asked Sunny if he felt pressure while making his debut in 1983 with 'Betaab', knowing that his father, Dharmendra, was a huge star.

"I never thought like this; I just knew that I wanted to be an actor and started to work on it. I still remember when the muhurat of ‘Betaab’ happened in Mehboob studio… Bobby was small… I was told to deliver the dialogue, and I did without even getting nervous,” Sunny recalled.

(IANS)