‘People vote for good governance’
Madhya Pradesh Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) President Hemant Khandelwal (61) is a seasoned politician with almost 20 years of experience at all levels of politics.
Ahead of the Bihar polls, PM Modi intensified his attack on the opposition, highlighting their recent insulting remarks comparing Bihar to a bidi and reiterating his charge that they support infiltrators, linking it to his Demography Mission.
PM Modi said Bihar’s rapid development is unsettling those who exploited the state for decades. Highlighting that a ‘Made in Bihar’ rail engine is now being exported to Africa, he alleged that Congress and RJD leaders cannot accept Bihar setting new benchmarks and resort to insulting the state whenever it progresses.
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PM Modi was speaking at a rally in Purnea district in poll-bound Bihar on Monday. This was his seventh trip to the poll-bound state since January, underscoring the importance he places on Bihar’s electoral landscape.
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Training guns at the opposition and highlighting the Bidi-Bihar row triggered by Congress leader VT Balram, following the announcement of GST slashed rates, PM Modi said, “You must have just seen that the Congress Party, an ally of RJD, is comparing Bihar to a beedi on social media.”
He added. “These people have so much hatred for Bihar. These people have caused immense damage to Bihar’s reputation through scams and corruption.”
Referring to the demography mission he announced on Independence Day, he said that people in states such as Bihar, Bengal, and Assam are worried about the safety of their women. “That is why I announced the Demography Mission from the Red Fort,” he added.
He attacked Congress, RJD of being driven for vote bank and appeasement politics alleging that the two parties are defending infiltrators.
“With complete disregard, they are not only supporting these outsiders but also raising slogans in their favor and even organizing marches for them,” he stated hinting towards the ‘Voter Adhikar Rally’ organised by Congress and RJD to protests against the Bihar Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls in Bihar.
PM Modi inaugurates, lays foundation of projects worth Rs 40,000 cr
PM Narendra Modi visited the new terminal building at Purnea airport. He launched several development projects worth over Rs 36,000 crore.
PM Narendra Modi also laid the foundation stone and inaugurated development works in Purnea.
After laying the foundation stone of the projects, he said, “Today, the inauguration and foundation stone laying of projects worth nearly 40 thousand crore rupees for the development of Bihar has taken place here. These projects related to rail, airport, electricity, and water will become a means to fulfill the dreams of Seemanchal.”
He added that this occasion is also to assure that his homeless brothers and sisters will get a permanent home one day.
“This is Modi’s guarantee!” he pledged.
He said that his government has built and provided more than 4 crore permanent homes to the poor in the last 11 years.
“Now we are working on building 3 crore new homes. Until every poor person gets a permanent home, Modi will not stop or pause. Priority to the backward and service to the poor, this is Modi’s goal,” he added.
On the occasion of Engineers Day, he lauded engineers stating that they play a very important role in building a developed India. “I extend my heartiest congratulations and best wishes to all the engineers of the country on this day,” he said.
The hard work and skill of the engineers is also evident in today’s program, he added.
The terminal building of Purnia Airport has been constructed in a record time of less than 5 months, he apprised.
Today, this terminal has been inaugurated, and the first commercial flight has also been given the green signal, he further said.
The NDA government is also connecting this entire region to modern high-tech rail services, he stated.
“Today, I have also flagged off the Vande Bharat, Amrit Bharat passenger train. The new rail line has also been inaugurated,” he further apprised.
At the inauguration of the National Makhana Board, he said ,”I had promised the people of Bihar to form a National Makhana Board. The Central Government issued a notification yesterday for the establishment of the National Makhana Board.”
“Our government has approved schemes worth approximately 475 crore rupees for the development of the makhana sector,” he said.
To ensure that makhana farmers get a good price, the use of technology will be increased, he promised.
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