Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said development should not be seen through the political prism and when it came to the nation's progress, ideological differences must be secondary.
Addressing the Aligarh Muslim University on its centenary celebrations, PM Modi said "politics can wait but development cannot". "Yes, when we come together for this goal, some elements will feed negativity. But when our thoughts are focused on a new India foremost, then such elements will have diminished space. Politics and society can wait but the country's development cannot wait. In the last century, a lot of time has been lost over differences. There is no more time to lose," he added.