राजस्थानमधील पाचपदरा येथे राजस्थान तेलशुध्दीकरण प्रकल्पाच्या कामाचा प्रारंभ केल्यानंतर पंतप्रधान नरेंद्र मोदी यांनी विशाल सार्वजनिक सभेला मार्गदर्शन केले.
यावेळी त्यांनी राजस्थानच्या मुख्यमंत्री वसुंधरा राजे आणि केंद्रीय पेट्रोलियम मंत्री धर्मेंद्र प्रधान यांचे अभिनंदन केले. काही दिवसांपूर्वीच देशभरामध्ये मकर संक्रांतीचा सण मोठ्या उत्साहात साजरा झाला, असे सण समृध्‌दीचे प्रतीक असतात, आता या सणानंतर लगेचच या प्रकल्पाचा प्रारंभ होत आहे. एका दृष्टीने या प्रकल्पामुळे राजस्थानच्या असंख्य लोकांच्या जीवनामध्ये आनंद आणि समृध्दी घेवून येणारा ठरणार आहे.
सध्या “संकल्प ते सिध्दी”चा कार्यकाळ आहे, त्यामुळे आपण विशिष्ट लक्ष्य निश्चित करून स्वातंत्र्याच्या 75 व्या वर्धापनदिनापर्यंत म्हणजे 2022 पर्यंत ते ध्येय पूर्ण करण्यासाठी अथक कार्य करण्याचे आवाहन पंतप्रधान मोदी यांनी यावेळी उपस्थितांना केले.
पंतप्रधानांनी यावेळी माजी उपराष्ट्रपती आणि राजस्थानचे माजी मुख्यमंत्री भैरो सिंह शेखावत यांनी केलेल्या कार्याचे स्मरण केले. आधुनिक राजस्थान घडवण्यासाठी भैरो सिंह शेखावत यांनी दिलेले योगदान अतिशय मोलाचे आहे, असे ते म्हणाले. ज्येष्ठ नेते आणि माजी केंद्रीय मंत्री जसवंत सिंह यांच्या प्रकृतीमध्ये लवकरच सुधारणा व्हावी, अशी कामना त्यांनी यावेळी व्यक्त केली. तसेच आपल्या देशासाठी जसवंत सिंह यांनी दिलेल्या योगदानाचा उल्लेखही पंतप्रधान मोदी यांनी यावेळी केला.
राज्यात दुष्काळामुळे निर्माण झालेल्या संकटकाळी सर्वसामान्य जनतेला केलेल्या भरघोस मदतीबद्दल पंतप्रधानांनी मुख्यमंत्री वसुंधरा राजे यांचे कौतुक केले.
केंद्र सरकार सशस्त्र दलासाठी “वन रँक वन पेंशन” लागू करण्यासाठी कटिबध्द असून त्यासाठी सरकारने सर्वतोपरी प्रयत्न केल्याचेही पंतप्रधानांनी स्पष्ट केले.
आपल्या भाषणात पंतप्रधानांनी जन धन योजनेचा उल्लेख करून गरीबांपर्यंत बँकिंग सेवा पोहोचणे आता सुनिश्चित झाल्याचे सांगितले. स्वयंपाकाच्या गॅसच्या उज्ज्वला योजनेचा उल्लेख करून त्यांनी आपले सरकार ज्या गावांमध्ये अद्याप वीज पोहोचली नाही अशा 18,000 गावांच्या विद्युतीकरण्यासाठी उल्लेखनीय कार्य करत आहे, असेही सांगितले.
राजस्थानच्या मुख्यमंत्री वसुंधरा राजे यांनी राज्याच्या हितासाठी केलेल्या कार्याबद्दल पंतप्रधानांनी त्यांचे कौतुक केले.
A few days back India marked Makar Sankranti with great fervour. This festive season is the harbinger of prosperity. Immediately after the festivities, I am delighted to be in Rajasthan that too for a project that will bring happiness and prosperity in the lives of many: PM
— PMO India (@PMOIndia) January 16, 2018
I congratulate CM @VasundharaBJP and Minister @dpradhanbjp for organising this programme in Barmer: PM @narendramodi
— PMO India (@PMOIndia) January 16, 2018
This is a time for 'Sankalp Se Siddhi.' We have to identify our targets and work towards achieving them by 2022, when we mark 75 years of freedom: PM @narendramodi in Barmrer
— PMO India (@PMOIndia) January 16, 2018
From here in Barmer, I want to remember Bhairon Singh Shekhawat Ji. He was a great man, who worked towards modernising Rajasthan. He had the vision of a refinery in Barmer: PM @narendramodi
— PMO India (@PMOIndia) January 16, 2018
From here in Barmer, I pray for the speedy recovery of the son of this soil, the respected Jaswant Singh Ji. His contribution towards our nation is immense: PM @narendramodi
— PMO India (@PMOIndia) January 16, 2018
The manner in which @VasundharaBJP Ji has managed drought situations during both her terms, and helped people is commendable. It is in contrast to the opposition in the state, whose poor drought management in Rajasthan is widely known: PM @narendramodi in Barmer
— PMO India (@PMOIndia) January 16, 2018
Some people mislead citizens often. Their misleading the nation on Barmer refinery is not the exception, it is a norm when it comes to them. There are several such areas in which they have been misleading the nation for years: PM @narendramodi
— PMO India (@PMOIndia) January 16, 2018
When we assumed office, one of the first things we did was to see what work has been done on promises in the Railway Budget. Just for a few claps in Parliament, some people made promises they could never keep. We were determined to end that culture of misleading: PM @narendramodi
— PMO India (@PMOIndia) January 16, 2018
For 40 years nothing was done about OROP. Before the 2014 elections a token sum was allocated towards OROP even when it was widely known this sum is unrealistic and too less. It was our commitment to make OROP a reality and we worked towards making that possible: PM @narendramodi
— PMO India (@PMOIndia) January 16, 2018
The previous Government allotted Rs. 500 crores for OROP knowing fully well this number is not the accurate figure. Is this the respect they had for the armed forces: PM @narendramodi
— PMO India (@PMOIndia) January 16, 2018
For them, 'Garibi Hatao' was an attractive slogan. They nationalised the banks but the doors of the banks never opened for the poor. Jan Dhan Yojana changed this and the poor got access to banking facilities: PM @narendramodi
— PMO India (@PMOIndia) January 16, 2018
Remember how much trouble one faced to get a gas cylinder? One had to go to MPs for a letter. Many MPs sold coupons in black. It was not acceptable to me that the women of India should suffer due to lack of cooking gas facilities: PM @narendramodi in Barmer
— PMO India (@PMOIndia) January 16, 2018
We completed 70 years of freedom but there were 18,000 villages without access to electricity. Imagine the suffering of those living in the villages without electricity. We began working on electrification and have achieved significant progress in this direction: PM @narendramodi
— PMO India (@PMOIndia) January 16, 2018
I have seen how @VasundharaBJP Ji fights for the rights and interests of Rajasthan. She is always thinking about maximum benefits to Rajasthan and at the same time ensuring there is no wastage of resources: PM @narendramodi
— PMO India (@PMOIndia) January 16, 2018
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