PM inaugurates Statue of Equality in Hyderabad, says 'govt policies benefitting dalits, backwards'

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday inaugurated the 216-feet tall 'Statue of Equality' commemorating the 11th-century Bhakti Saint Sri Ramanujacharya in Hyderabad's Shamshabad.

During the inauguration, he said that government policies are benefitting those belonging to backward classes, including dalits. "Government's policies are benefitting the Dalits and backward classes in the country. The policies like free gas connections, free treatment up to Rs 5 lakh, such policies have benefitted all without discrimination and have empowered everyone,", he said during his address in Hyderabad.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday drew an analogy between Sardar Patel's 'Statue of Unity' and Sri Ramanujacharya's 'Statue of Equality' and said that our country's unity does not derive strength from power or might but from equality. 

Modi also referred to Hyderabad as 'Bhagyanagar'. PM Modi said, "When I am in Bhagyanagar(referring Hyderabad as Bhagyanagar), I will surely mention Sardar Patel. Sardar Patel's Statue of Unity is promoting the message of unity. Ramanujacharya ji's Statue of Equality is giving the message of equality. This has been our country's cultural ethos and tradition. Our unity does not stand on the foundation of power or might, our unity stands on the foundation of equality."

Speaking at ICRISAT, the Prime Minister said, "To save our farmers from climate challenge, our focus is on the fusion of both back to basics and march to future. Our focus is on more than 80% of small farmers of the country who need us the most. The Union Budget 2022-23 is focused on natural farming & digital agriculture."

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(With agencies inputs)