Vice-President M Venkaiah Naidu hosted a lunch for political leaders on Tuesday
Naidu also raised an alarm over illicit funding of NGOs
He also disagreed that there is growing intolerance, saying India is the most tolerant in the world
A "humbled" M Venkaiah Naidu today expressed gratitude towards Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the MPs who voted for him, and promised to uphold the Constitution and the dignity of the upper house of Parliament. NDA nominee Naidu was today elected as India's next vice-president, receiving an overwhelming two-third votes against opposition candidate Gopalkrishna Gandhi. Thanking the prime minister and all party leaders for their support, Naidu said, "I will seek to utilise the vice presidential institution to strengthen the hands of the president and uphold the dignity of the upper house." The vice-president is also the chairman of the Rajya Sabha. "It's an honour for me to become vice-president from a family of an ordinary farmer. This speaks for the beauty & strength of our democracy," he added. Naidu got 516 votes out of total 771 votes cast, while Gandhi could manage 244 votes. Of the total 771 votes polled, 11 were found to be invalid. "I promise to uphold the ...
He was born at Chavatapalem in the Nellore district of Andhra Pradesh on July 1, 1949
The current monsoon session of Parliament ends on August 11
NDA's man for Vice Presidency views loyalty to his party as the leitmotif of his political career
Naidu resigned as union minister after he was named by BJP as its vice presidential candidate
Before being selected as the V-P nominee, Naidu was heading the I&B and urban development ministries
Happiness for me is meeting people and serving them, says the Union urban development minister
Naidu also said that he will meet the representatives of the industry for detailed discussions
Naidu said that the government was trying to usher in cleanliness in all aspects of the society
He adds that there is no election now; there is no alignment and realignment as of now
Creativity, reality, humanistic touch and approach,sensitivity towards reality, gender justice, respect to elders keeping our traditions should be part of the cinema, says Naidu
He said, such type of irresponsible talks only reflect their lack of confidence in Indian security forces
He also asserted that the country is safe in the hands of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the Indian Army
He said that NDA govt does not work on communal line and added that a terrorist is neither a Hindu nor Muslim as he pitched for integrated nationalism
He also hit out at former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah, saying he seemed to be speaking in frustration
Naidu claimed that Congress had promised to create a separate state in 2004 and sought to know "why did the UPA government delay the process until 2014"
He was speaking at the launch of a guide book on Swachh Survekshan of 500 cities