Political slogans and quotes: India
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Quotes by Indian politicians
Source:
India Today, December 19, 2008
Indira Gandhi: 1979
“The Janata Government is afraid of a tiny woman like me because I want to improve conditions in the country. If the country prospers, even a little by doing away with me, I am willing to be hanged.”
Indira Gandhi: 1984
“I will serve the country till the last drop of my blood.” —In Orissa, a day before her assassination
Rajiv Gandhi: 1985
“India is an old country, but a young nation, we are impatient. I am impatient and I too have a dream of an India— strong, independent, self-reliant...” —To the US Congress
Rajiv Gandhi: 1985
“Millions of ordinary Congress workers are full of enthusiasm. But they are handicapped, for on their back ride the brokers of power and influence...” —At the Congress centenary session in Mumbai
V.P. Singh: 1988
“I would be a disaster as a prime minister.” —In the year the Janata Dal was formed
Lalu Prasad Yadav: 1991
“There is no wave, only Lalu wave in Bihar.” In the run-up to the general elections
Dr Manmohan Singh: 1991
“No power on earth can stop an idea whose time has come.” —In his maiden speech as Union finance minister, quoting French writer Victor Hugo
Atal Bihari Vajpayee: 1998
“I’ve waited 40 years. Now it’s my turn.” —After the results of the Lok Sabha elections were announced
Sonia Gandhi: 2004
“I have often stated, that the post of prime minister is not my aim. My inner voice tells me I must humbly decline this post.” —While declining the position of prime minister at the Congress Parliamentary Party meet
Sitaram Yechury: 2005
“The Left is not the lap dog or pet dog of anybody, but the watch dog. When it barks, the Government will have to listen.” —Issuing yet another threat from the Left to the government
D.K. Barooah: 1976
“Indira is India, India is Indira.”
Bal Thackeray: 1979
“Bombay is a prostitute that people leave behind after satisfying their needs without saying as much as a thank you.”
Devraj: 1979
“I regret your having denied me the honour of receiving it in a virgin state and allowing the press a honeymoon with it before it landed in my arms...” —Replying to a show-cause notice from Indira Gandhi
Indira Gandhi: 1981
“What sort of freedom do these people want? To paint a wrong picture? To distort the truth?” Giani Zail Singh: 1982
“If Madam would ask me to sweep the floor, I would not hesitate to do so.” —Declaring his loyalty to Prime Minister Indira Gandhi after she chose him to be the President of India
Rajiv Gandhi: 1984
“When a big tree falls, the earth shakes.” —After Indira Gandhi’s assassination
Rajiv Gandhi: 1984
“Don’t read newspapers. They are writing blatant lies.”
—To the students of Visva Bharati University, Shantiniketan
George Fernandes: 2002
“Gujarat is no reflection on Hindutva, it’s a riot. Women being raped isn’t something new.”
Sonia Gandhi: 2007
“... Sach toh ye hai ki Gujarat ki sarkar main jhoote, beimaan aur maut ke saudagar hain.” —(The Gujarat government has liars, cheaters and men who deal in death)
Sheila Dikshit: 2008
“One should not be too adventurous.” —After journalist SoumyaViswanathan was murdered when returning home from work late at night
