Rahul Gandhi wants to win elections on strength of infiltrators: Amit Shah

The Congress held the 14-day and 1,300-km-long Voter Adhikar Yatra in Bihar to mark its protest against the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of the electoral rolls conducted by the Election Commission. Bihar goes to polls later this year.

Accusing the Congress of embarking on the ‘Ghuspaithiya Bachao’ (save infiltrators) yatra, Shah said, “Rahul Gandhi wants to win elections on the strength of infiltrators. The Opposition party wants infiltrators to remain in our voter list because it does not have faith in the people of this country and is seeking to win elections on the basis of infiltrators… BJP supports the

SIR exercise to cleanse the electoral rolls.”

At the event, Shah announced the inauguration of the Narela-Bawana waste-to-energy Plant in Delhi that will process 3,000 tonne of waste, alongside the Okhla plant handling 2,000 metric tonnes, to generate electricity. He said the Modi government is going to generate electricity from the massive garbage mounds that once shamed the people of Delhi.

“When Narendra Modi became the Prime Minister, it was decided to celebrate his birthday as ‘Seva Pakhwada’. For the last 11 years, the entire nation has been celebrating Seva Pakhwada from September 17 to October 2,” Shah said.

Highlighting that the PM abrogated the provisions of Article 370 of the Constitution in his second term, Shah said in his

24 years of public service, Modi has never taken a day off, tirelessly working for the country’s development and the welfare of the poor.

Advising people to buy “swadeshi” items, he said, “From September 22, every item of daily use will have no or the minimum GST rate. I would advise all women to indulge in more shopping. There are 395 common items that will have zero or 5 per cent GST… “Purchase as much as you want, but ensure that you buy swadeshi items. It should be in our habit to promote swadeshi for a prosperous India.”

“The PM has never regarded power as a privilege, but as a medium of service, which is why his birthday is observed as Seva Pakhwada (a fortnight of service),” the CM said.

‘Seva Pakhwada’ in Delhi: Projects worth ₹1,723 crore launched

Sanitation and Energy

# New waste-to-energy project launched in Narela-Bawana

# Okhla plant capacity increased

Healthcare

# 5 hospital blocks launched

Trauma block at Sanjay Gandhi Memorial Hospital, Mangolpuri

IPD block at Guru Govind Singh Hospital, Raghubir Nagar

Mother and child block at Shri Dada Dev Matri Avum Shishu Chikitsalaya, Dwarka

IPD block at Acharya Shree Bhikshu Hospital, Moti Nagar

OPD block at Bhagwan Mahavir Hospital, Pitampura

# 101 Ayushman Arogya Mandirs opened: Check-up camps under ‘Swasth Nari, Sashakt Pariwar’ initiative held at seven health centres

# 10 resource centres set up, where 12,500 children will receive support through speech therapy, physiotherapy.

Social welfare

# Savitri Bai Phule Home set up in Paschim Vihar for senior citizens

# Atal Drishti Home in Timarpur for visually-impaired girl students

# Atal Asha Home in Narela for 220 intellectually-disabled

# High-support need persons with disabilities to get monthly assistance of Rs 6,000

# 50,000 new beneficiaries added to Old Age Financial Assistance Scheme

Security and technology

# Netra-Nari-Netritva Project: 75 AI-enabled drones developed by students handed over to Delhi Police for training women personnel

# 24 quick response vehicles provided to Delhi Fire Service to be used in narrow lanes.

Yatri Seva Diwas at IGI Airport

# Folk dances and live instrumental performances

# Passenger engagement through painting and quiz competitions

# Selfie booth

# Surprise gift hampers for travellers

# Artists creating live illustrations for passengers

# Performance by specially-abled singers