The Prime Minister emphasised that the entire country is committed to building a developed India…reports Asian Lite News
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday promised to make India the third-largest economy in the world in his third innings.
Gifting projects worth more than Rs 19,000 crores to Varanasi and Purvanchal at a programe held at Barki Gram Sabha of Sewapuri block, the Prime Minister said that he felt the happiest when the world sang praises of Kashi, adding that “when Kashi develops, UP develops and when UP develops, the country develops.”
The projects that were inaugurated or their foundation stones were laid, covered different areas namely, drinking water supply, critical care unit in trauma center, roads, electricity, Ganga ghat, railways, airport and solar energy. The Prime Minister also flagged off four trains including the second Vande Bharat train from Varanasi to New Delhi on the occasion.
It is noteworthy that just before the Lok Sabha elections, Prime Minister Modi had said that for him, farmers, women, youth and poor were the only castes and only with 100 percent welfare of these four castes, India would become a developed nation.
During his speech, the Prime Minister also communicated with the people several times in Bhojpuri. He described Vikas Bharat Sankalp Yatra as a mobile university for all those working in public life.
The Prime Minister started his speech in Bhojpuri language saying that the people of Kashi broke all previous records in terms of footfall during this year’s Dev Diwali though he was not present during the festival.
He said that no matter how much service he could render to Mahadev, he always felt that he could have done more.
The Prime Minister emphasised that today the entire country, including Kashi, is committed to building a developed India.
“The Viksit Bharat Sankalp Yatra has reached thousands of villages and cities. The vehicle running in this yatra is being described by the countrymen as Modi’s guaranteed vehicle. Now, it is our endeavour that no poor and eligible person is deprived of the benefits of government’s welfare schemes”, he remarked.
He added “Earlier, the poor used to make rounds of the government, now the government itself is reaching out to the poor. The biggest thing that people have got from this is confidence. Those who have benefited from the schemes have got the confidence that their lives will get better. Those who have not got the benefits of the schemes so far, have the confidence that one day they will get it. The nation’s belief that India will become a developed nation by 2047 has also got strengthened.”
The Prime Minister said that he has also benefited a lot from participating in the Viksit Bharat Sankalp Yatra.
“Meeting confident children and women exposes you to the power that lies within the society. I have got the opportunity to see, understand and know many powerful mothers, children and youth. I have learnt so much during this two-day stay in Kashi that I consider myself to be blessed”, he asserted.
The Prime Minister said that along with making living in Kashi easy, the government is also working equally hard to improve connectivity of the city with other places and increase the income of its residents as tourism in Kashi continues to expand, creating thousands of new employment opportunities. The Prime Minister asked the public in Bhojpuri, “Tell me once, whether the number of tourists has increased from Godaulia to Lanka.”
He also gave information about the Unified Tourist Pass System under Smart City project and the tourist website of Varanasi, which was launched today. He said in Bhojpuri itself, “People coming to Kashi from outside won’t know the joy of having malai (cream) and chuda-matar (beaten rice with peas) in winter. The website will have information about all these as well as Godaulia’s chaat, and Ramnagar’s Lassi.”
He further said that double engine government is continuously working to increase the income of Kashi. (ANI)
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