Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said that not even a single missile of Pakistan could harm India while talking about Operation Sindoor. He said Operation Sindoor has established a new line of defence. during his address in Gayaji, Bihar.
Launched in the aftermath of the Pahalgam terror attack, Operation Sindoor was carried out as a swift retaliatory strike, destroying nine terror targets in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK).
“Not even a single missile of Pakistan could harm India while talking about Operation Sindoor. Operation Sindoor has established a new line of defence. At the same time, Pakistan was sending drones and missiles to India. India was destroying them into bits,” he stated.
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PM Narendra Modi stated, “… Remember the condition here during the rule of the lantern (RJD). This region was in the clutches of red terror. Cities like Gaya Ji were in darkness during the rule of ‘lantern’ (RJD)… They had pushed the entire state into darkness. There was no education or employment. So many generations were forced to migrate. RJD considers the people of Bihar only as their vote bank. They want nothing to do with their life, sorrows, or respect.”
He added, “Bihar is the land of Chanakya and Chandragupta Maurya. Bihar has consistently been the backbone of the country. Every resolve made on this pious land is the strength of the country and doesn’t go in vain. When the Pahalgam terror attack happened, I had vowed to reduce the terrorists to dust from this land. The world has seen that resolve getting fulfilled.”
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday launched and inaugurated several projects worth about ₹13,000 crore in Gaya, Bihar. Before the event, he also held a roadshow in the city, joined by Chief Minister Nitish Kumar and Deputy CMs Samrat Chaudhary and Vijay Sinha.
He flagged off two new trains — the Amrit Bharat Express between Gaya and Delhi, designed with modern facilities for passenger comfort, and the Buddhist Circuit Train between Vaishali and Koderma to boost tourism and religious travel in the region.
The Prime Minister also laid the foundation stone for urban projects worth around ₹1,260 crore. These include sewerage treatment plants and networks in Aurangabad, Jehanabad, Lakhisarai, and Jamui, along with new water supply projects under AMRUT 2.0 in Aurangabad, Bodhgaya, and Jehanabad. These will improve clean water access, sanitation, and health conditions.
A major highlight was the inauguration of the Aunta-Simaria bridge on NH-31, an 8.15 km project including a 1.86 km, six-lane bridge over the Ganga. Built at a cost of ₹1,870 crore, the bridge will ease travel between Mokama and Begusarai, cut detours of over 100 km for heavy vehicles, and reduce traffic congestion. It will also improve connectivity to Simaria Dham, the birthplace of poet Ramdhari Singh Dinkar, and help economic growth in North Bihar.
PM Modi also opened the four-lane Bakhtiyarpur–Mokama stretch of NH-31, worth ₹1,900 crore, and upgrades to NH-120 in Rohtas and Buxar districts, improving rural connectivity and creating new economic opportunities.
In the power sector, he inaugurated the Buxar Thermal Power Plant (660 MW), built at a cost of ₹6,880 crore, which will boost electricity generation and energy security in Bihar.
For healthcare, the PM inaugurated the Homi Bhabha Cancer Hospital and Research Centre in Muzaffarpur, which features modern labs, operation theatres, ICU and HDU facilities, and affordable advanced cancer care for patients in Bihar and nearby states.
Lastly, under the Namami Gange programme, he inaugurated a ₹520 crore sewerage plant and network in Munger, aimed at cutting pollution in the Ganga and improving sanitation.