Addressing a public rally in Bhavnagar, Prime Minister Narendra Modi emphasised the need for India to become self-reliant (Atmanirbhar), warning that the country’s biggest enemy is dependence on others rather than any external nation.

PM Modi stated: "Bharat mein Samarthya ki koi kami nahi hain lekin Azadi ke baad, Congress ne Bharat ke har ek samarthya ko nazar-andaaz kiya..."

He elaborated on India’s economic and developmental challenges: "India must become Atmanirbhar and stand strong before the world. India has no shortage of potential, but after independence, Congress ignored all of India's potential. Therefore, even after 6-7 decades of independence, India has not achieved the success it deserved. There were two major reasons for this. For a long time, the Congress government kept the country entangled in the license-quota raj, isolating it from the world market. And then, when the era of globalisation arrived, the only path to import was taken. Scams worth thousands, lakhs, and crores were committed. The policies of the Congress governments caused great harm to the country's youth. These policies prevented India's true strength from being revealed."

Highlighting the importance of reducing foreign dependence, PM Modi said: "Duniya mein koi hamara bada dushman nahi hai. Agar hamara koi dushman hai toh woh hai dusre deshon par hamari nirbharta..."

He added: "Today, India is moving forward with the spirit of 'Vishwabandhu'. We have no major enemy in the world. Our biggest enemy is our dependence on other countries. This is our biggest enemy, and together we must defeat this enemy of India, the enemy of dependence. We must always reiterate this. The greater the foreign dependence, the greater the country's failure. For global peace, stability, and prosperity, the country with the world's largest population must become Atmanirbhar. If we remain dependent on others, our self-respect will be hurt. We cannot leave the future of 1.4 billion countrymen to others. We cannot leave the resolution for the country's development to the dependence of others. We cannot put the future of future generations at stake... There is only one medicine for a hundred sorrows, and that is a self-reliant India..."