Prime Minister Narendra Modi during a public rally in Hooghly, West Bengal. Addressing a public gathering, Prime Minister Narendra said that the enthusiasm and energy by the crowd is sending a message from Kolkata to Delhi. “Now West Bengal has made up its mind for ‘poriborton’ (change),” he said.
Training guns at the Mamata Banerjee-led government, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that lakhs of needy people in Bengal have not been able to receive free treatment worth Rs 5 lakh under the Ayushman Bharat scheme. “This is the kind of hurdle Mamata Ji’s government has formed between people of Bengal and development,” he said.
Pitching for a BJP government in poll-bound Bengal, Modi said that the BJP government should be formed not just for political ‘poribartan‘ (political change), but for ‘asol poribartan‘ (real change) in the state. “Lotus will bring that ‘asol poribartan’ that youth aims for,” he said.
Prime Minister Modi is in Bengal to inaugurate the extension of the Metro Railway from Noapara to Dakshineswar and flag off 1st service easing out access to Kali Temples at Kalighat and Dakshineshwar, 3rd line between Kalaikunda and Jhargham.
He will also dedicate doubling of Azimganj to Khargrhat Road section, a part of Howrah-Bandel-Azimganj station and 4th line between Dankuni and Baruipara of Howrah-Bardhaman Chord Line and 3rd line between Rasulpur and Magra.
Earlier today in Assam, Prime Minister accused the previous governments of neglecting the state and the northeast and reaffirmed his commitment to the development of the region.
“Those who ruled for decades since Independence believed Dispur was too distant from Delhi. ‘Dilli ab door nahi aapke darwaaze par hai‘ (Delhi is not far now, it stands at your doorstep,” he told a massive gathering after dedicating to people, inaugurating and laying the foundation of a slew of projects worth over Rs 3,300 crore.
Modi also said that he will visit Assam and other poll-bound states as many times as possible before elections are announced, likely in the first week of March.
The Congress-led Grand Alliance in Assam on Monday called Prime Minister Narendra Modi a "migratory bird" who visits the state often but does not solve any problem. The comment was made after Modi paid his third visit in a month to the poll-bound state and dedicated to the nation a number of projects in different parts of the state. (PTI)
On his second visit to West Bengal ahead of election to the 294-member Assembly, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday launched a scathing attack on the Mamata Banerjee-led Trinamool Congress government in the state. Addressing a public meeting in Hooghly, PM Modi said development in Bengal is not possible as long as cut money culture, syndicate rule and “tolabaji” (extortion) persist. More details here.
Hitting out at the TMC government in Bengal, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that politics in West Bengal "does not allow Bengalis to worship Durga Maa". He also alleged that the Vande Mataram Bhavan, where Bankim Chandra sowed the seeds of Vande Mataram, is in very poor condition. "Not maintaining such a heritage site is politics that works on vote banks," he said.
"West Bengal has been an important centre for country's self-reliance. There's tremendous potential for trade and business with northeast and neighbouring nations from here. Keeping this in mind, serious efforts have been made in past few years to strengthen the rail network," PM Modi said during the inauguration.
Pitching for a BJP government in poll-bound Bengal, Modi said that the BJP government should be formed not just for political ‘poribartan‘ (political change), but for ‘asol poribartan‘ (real change) in the state. “Lotus will bring that ‘asol poribartan’ that youth aims for,” he said.
"Out of 1-1.75 crore houses (in WB), only 9 lakh have water pipeline. The way the state govt works, no wonder how many more years it'll take to deliver water to the poor. This shows that TMC doing injustice to 'Bengal Ki Beti'. Can they be forgiven?" PM said in Hooghly.
Addressing the public rally in Hooghly, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that the formation of a BJP govt in West Bengal isn't just for a change in power, but for 'Ashol Poriborton' (real transformation). "Our youth is living with the hope of this 'Ashol Poriborton', and thus, we need to form the BJP govt in Bengal," he told the crowd.
"The BJP govt will bring changes in the industrial policies for development in the state. We will take quick decisions for swift development," Prime Minister Modi said.
"Central govt has provided Rs 1,700 crore for relief work after Amphan to the TMC govt in Bengal. The state govt has only spent Rs 609 crore. The leftover Rs 1,100 crore has been siphoned off by TMC," Prime Minister Narendra Modi said in Hooghly.
"This proves the TMC govt does not care about the poor, needy and women of Bengal," he added.
Training guns at the Mamata Banerjee-led Bengal government, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that lakhs of needy people in Bengal have not been able to receive free treatment worth Rs 5 lakh under the Ayushman Bharat scheme. "This is the kind of hurdle Mamata Ji's government has formed between people of Bengal and development," Modi said.
Addressing a public gathering, Prime Minister Narendra said that the enthusiasm and energy by the crowd is sending a message from Kolkata to Delhi. "Now West Bengal has made up its mind for 'poriborton' (change)," he said.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi is currently addressing a public meeting in Hooghly, West Bengal.
Watch PM Modi's speech at the launch of development initiatives in Dhemaji, Assam.
PM Modi Monday said that he will visit Assam and other poll-bound states as many times as possible before elections are announced.
At an event in Assam, Prime Minister Narendra Modi assured the people of the state that the speed of development will be increased.
"Assam has everything that is enough for every Assamese. We just need to ensure that the double-engine of development that is already in place is strengthened. I assure the people of Assam that the speed of development will be increased," he said.
PM Modi Monday said the Assam goverment is working towards the creation of colleges for girls and polytechnic colleges in the region.
"The Dhemaji Engineering College is the first engineering college in North Bank. 3 such engineering colleges are also in the pipeline. The Assam govt is working at a massive level for such colleges for girls and even polytechnic colleges in the region," he said.
PM Modi Monday said with the help of Ujjwala Yojana, LPG coverage in Assam stands at nearly 100% in the state.
"Till 2014, out of every 100 families, only 55 families had LPG gas connections. In Assam, this number stood at 40 even after a refinery was present in the state. With the help of Ujjwala Yojana, LPG coverage in Assam stands at nearly 100% today!" he said.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi Monday said that the Centre & Assam government are working together to develop infrastructure in the state.
"Centre & Assam govt working collaboratively to develop State infrastructure. Despite the State having great potential, former govts gave it 'sautela' treatment by overlooking development in various sectors," he said, news agency ANI reported.
PM Modi Monday said at an event in Assam that the government's motto of 'Sabka Saath, Sabka Vikas, Sabka Vishwas' has led to rapid development in the state.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi Monday inaugurated and lay the foundation stone of various projects in Silapathar, Dhemaji, Assam.
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