Amit Shah aims to make India one in world by 2047

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has a goal of making India number one in the world by the year 2047, as the nation celebrates the centenary of its independence, according to Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Saturday.

Shah was here to attend a function in memory of Revolt of 1857 hero Veer Kunwar Singh, marked by more than 77,000 BJP workers waving the tricolour together for five minutes.

The feat went down in the annals of history as the previous record, set in Lahore, Pakistan, where about 56,000 people waved their national flags.

Shah delivered an unusually short speech wherein he spoke about the Modi government's efforts during the coronaviruses epidemic, including the vaccination drive and free monthly ration for the poor.

He also spoke about the role of RSS ideologue V D Savarkar in highlighting the Revolt of 1857, which the latter had called India's first war of Independence in an eponymous book.

The former BJP president has also made a brief, but caustic reference to the opposition RJD in Bihar, saying mere avoidance of putting up posters of Lalu Prasad can not erase the memories of the jungle rajs.