Prime Minister Narendra Modi said the BJP completed the journey from Opposition to alternative government in a short span of time due to the foundation laid by party ideologue Pt Deendayal Upadhyay. Speaking on the occasion of the release of complete works of Pt Deendayal Upadhyay in Delhi, Mr Modi said organisation based political parties is one of his main contributions to political thought. He said it was the efforts of Deendayal Upadhyay that resulted in the people getting an alternative to the Congress in 1967. The Prime Minister also appealed to the political observers to analyse the works of political parties who have been in power during last 60 years. <br/><br/>Quoting Upadhyay, the Prime Minister stressed on the need for an exceptionally strong military as a prerequisite for a strong nation. Mr Modi said, at this time of competitiveness, nation should be capable and strong and being strong does not mean being against anyone. The Prime Minister said, at the core of Pandit Deendayal Ji's thoughts were the poor, villagers, farmers, Dalits and the marginalized. He said, in the birth centenary year of Pandit Deen Dayal Upadhyay every Ministry and department is giving special emphasis to the welfare of poor. He said, empowerment of poor is must and it is the poor who can lead the fight against poverty. <br/><br/>Speaking on the occasion, BJP President Amit Shah said the philosophy of Upadhyay is an ideal for those in public life and warnings given by him many years ago are staring at the world today.He said, the concept of maintaining a balance between development and nature that he put forth, is before the world today in the form of global warming and air and water pollution. Mr Shah said, the NDA government has made this country secure without diverting from the path of peace.<br/><br/>AIR correspondent reports that the 15-volume work highlights key events in the life of Upadhyay, the journey of the country, journey of Jana Sangh and includes watershed events like the 1965 Indo-Pak war, Tashkent agreement and Goa's liberation. The collection named Deendayal Sampoorna Vangmay or Complete Works of Deendayal Upadhyaya, collated from varied sources contains writings, speeches, intellectual discourses and dialogues of Upadhyaya, who pioneered the philosophy of Integral Humanism. The works also throws light on critical analysis and approach to resolving the contemporary problems based on the template of Indianness or Bharatiyata, as propounded by Upadhyay. <br/><br/>The volumes have been compiled and edited by former Rajya Sabha MP Mahesh Chandra Sharma who is also the President of Ekatma Manav Darshan Anusandhan Evam Vikas Pratisthan.