Jagran’s forum themed ‘Democracy and Inclusive Development’ inaugurated by PM Modi

Jagran Prakashan Ltd organized the annual Jagran Forum on December 10 in Hotel Taj Palace, New Delhi. The theme this year was ‘Democracy and Inclusive Development’. 

The forum was inaugurated by Honorable Prime Minister Narendra Modi and was attended by the who’s who from the political circuit and opinion makers. Prime Minister in his keynote address mentioned that “a vibrant democracy requires people’s participation”.

After the inaugural session of PM Modi, Chief Ministers of four states Uttarakhand, Jharkhand, Delhi and Chhattisgarh participated in ‘Small States and People Oriented Development’ session.

Chief Ministers of MP and UP enlightened the audience with their perspective on inclusive development in different sessions.

Other notable speakers included Highway and Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari and Home Minister Rajnath Singh. A special session on Religion & Culture was conducted in which Poet Munavvar Rana, Authors Amish Tripathi and Tarek Fatah participated.

The sessions were moderated by Jairam Ramesh, Swapan Dasgupta, Malini Awasthi and Dibang.

With the PM, CMs from 6 states and 2 Cabinet Ministers and noted Poets and Authors and Commentators participating, this was one of the most power packed day of the year when policy makers came forward to engage in a dialogue on Inclusive Development and its dimensions in the context of contemporary Indian Democracy.

Jagran Prakashan’s CMD and Editorial Director, Mahendra Mohan Gupta,  CEO and Editor-in-Chief Sanjay Gupta and Director Shailesh Gupta were present at the event along with several dignitaries.

The proceedings of the Forum were telecast live on ABP News. A live web steam was available on Jagran.com. Twitter was the social media partner for the event.