PM Modi addresses Public Meeting at Wardha, Maharashtra

Published By : Admin | April 1, 2019 | 11:30 IST
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The people of Maharashtra will never be fooled by the opportunist Congress-NCP alliance which is formed not to serve the people of the state but to serve the dynasts: Prime Minister Modi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed a major public meeting in Wardha, Maharashtra today.

Applauding the ISRO scientists for the successful completion of the Mission Shakti which saw India become a part of an elite group of space powers in the world, Prime Minister Modi said, “What our scientists at ISRO have achieved is a historic feat and puts us at the centre of global space power. I congratulate them whole-heartedly for this major achievement.”

Coming down heavily on the Congress for ignoring the country’s best interests instead working towards expanding the interests of its ‘first-family,’ PM Modi reminded people how the Congress party did not live up to the ideals of Gandhiji and Vinoba Bhave Ji and did nothing to improve sanitation and cleanliness in the country. He also took potshots at the Congress for its high-headedness when one of its leaders recently commented that in these last five years, PM Modi could only become the ‘Chowkidar’ of toilets. PM Modi responded by saying that statements like these show the true colours of the elitism of the Congress and its leaders.

Prime Minister Modi also spoke at length about the Congress-NCP alliance for the upcoming elections and its impact on Maharashtrian politics saying, “The Congress-NCP take turns in hibernating once they assume power. They come to power, accumulate money from the honest taxpayers and public and then use them for personal gains. This is the characteristic feature of this alliance, which is only formed to serve personal interests and not to serve the people of Maharashtra.” He further added that the parties in this alliance betrayed the farmers when they were in power and used brute force to crush any protests of farmers, as a result of which hundreds of farmers were forced to commit suicide in their tenure.

Concluding his address to the huge crowd of supporters, PM Modi listed out how the BJP government was different from the Congress and its allies in managing the concerns of the farmers as well as enhancing ease of living for the middle class. Describing several important infrastructure projects in Mahasrashtra and initiatives by the central government, PM Modi asked his supporters to vote for the BJP in the upcoming elections in order to retain this rapid pace of progress taking place in the state and country and not be fooled by the hollow promises of the Congress and its opportunist allies.

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Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi earlier today chaired the meeting of the 45th edition of PRAGATI, the ICT-based multi-modal platform for Pro-Active Governance and Timely Implementation, involving Centre and State governments.

In the meeting, eight significant projects were reviewed, which included six Metro Projects of Urban Transport and one project each relating to Road connectivity and Thermal power. The combined cost of these projects, spread across different States/UTs, is more than Rs. 1 lakh crore.

Prime Minister stressed that all government officials, both at the Central and State levels, must recognize that project delays not only escalate costs but also hinder the public from receiving the intended benefits.

During the interaction, Prime Minister also reviewed Public Grievances related to the Banking & Insurance Sector. While Prime Minister noted the reduction in the time taken for disposal, he also emphasized on the quality of disposal of the grievances.

Considering more and more cities are coming up with Metro Projects as one of the preferred public transport systems, Prime Minister advised conducting workshops for experience sharing for cities where projects are under implementation or in the pipeline, to capture the best practices and learnings from experiences.

During the review, Prime Minister stressed on the importance of timely Rehabilitation and Resettlement of Project Affected Families during implementation of projects. He further asked to ensure ease of living for such families by providing quality amenities at the new place.

PM also reviewed PM Surya Ghar Muft Bijli Yojana. He directed to enhance the capacity of installations of Rooftops in the States/UTs by developing a quality vendor ecosystem. He further directed to reduce the time required in the process, starting from demand generation to operationalization of rooftop solar. He further directed states to adopt a saturation approach for villages, towns and cities in a phased manner.

Up to the 45th edition of PRAGATI meetings, 363 projects having a total cost of around Rs. 19.12 lakh crore have been reviewed.