Overview
- Addressing the Maheshwari Global Convention in Jodhpur, Shah pressed for use of mother tongues at home to preserve culture and identity.
- He appealed to businesses and consumers to prioritize indigenous goods and urged entrepreneurs to begin producing at least one item not yet made in India.
- Shah asserted that India has moved from the world’s 11th largest economy to fourth over 11 years and predicted a rise to third next year.
- At the Rajasthan Police Academy in Jaipur, he distributed appointment letters to 9,000 constables and said recruitment was conducted on merit.
- Citing declines in several crime categories under the state’s BJP government, he credited cleaner recruitment practices as Gehlot questioned his statements and pressed for justice in the Kanhaiyalal case.