West Garo Hills (Meghalaya) [India], February 24 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday stated that the Congress and comparable events used to loot Northeastern states and handled them as ATMs, whereas the BJP considers the Northeast as the expansion engine of the nation’s growth.
Addressing an election rally in Meghalaya’s Tura, the Prime Minister stated, “Congress used to remember Meghalaya only during elections. Congress and similar parties used to loot Northeastern states and treated them as ATMs… ‘Sabka saath, sabka vikas’ is secularism for us. For BJP the country and its citizens come first.”PM Modi stated that the individuals of Meghalaya have determined to have a BJP authorities each within the state and on the Centre.
He additional stated that Meghalaya will quickly host a G20 assembly including that folks from many developed nations will go to Meghalaya which can increase the state’s picture.
“We have changed the old thinking and approach for the development of the entire North-East including Meghalaya. Congress governments had considered this part as the last part of the country while BJP considers North-East as the growth engine of the country’s development,” he stated.
The Prime Minister stated that the central authorities has elevated the price range of the Northeast within the final 9 years however the individuals right here inform that neither roads, faculties or faculties nor hospitals have been constructed.
“The youth here are telling that there is corruption in the recruitment… there is nepotism. Seeing all this, Meghalaya has decided that there should be a BJP government in both Delhi and Shillong,” he added.
“Tribal villages in interior areas of Meghalaya got electricity for the first time, since independence, in the last nine years. We have also allocated a surplus budget for road construction of villages and spent more than Rs 5,000 crore on constructing National Highways,” he stated including that the Congress governments have all the time ignored these areas, however BJP considers the northeast as the expansion engine of the nation.
Talking in regards to the growth of Assam, PM Modi stated that beneath the BJP authorities, neighbouring states of Meghalaya have achieved fast-paced growth.
“People were only aware of Japanese Cherry blossoms but after I spoke about cherry blossoms from Meghalaya, people understood the potential of Meghalaya,” he stated.
PM Modi stated that he’s assured within the love and blessings that “Meghalaya Maange BJP Sarkar” (Meghalaya asks for BJP authorities).
He additional stated that the BJP authorities for Meghalaya means quick paced growth, the tip of blockade and violence, pucca homes for all and employment alternatives for youth.
“We have also strengthened air connectivity for Meghalaya and are installing hundreds of 4G towers in tribal villages of Meghalaya,” he stated.
Sharing anecdotes from the previous, when the BJP authorities helped Indian nationals who had been caught in different nations, PM Modi stated, “The family of Father Prem Kumar had lost all hope when the Christian priest got stuck in Afghanistan. I had promised his family and Christian religious heads his safe return to the country, and I am glad that I was able to fulfil my promise.”He additional stated that the nation and countrymen come in the beginning for BJP.
“Over 50 nurses from Kerala who had studied in Christian institutions and were working in Iraq were rescued by the efforts of the central government and brought home safely. We do not see religion while helping our own,” he added.
The Prime Minister stated that he was blessed to be showered with love by individuals in giant numbers.
Taking a dig on the Meghalaya authorities for denying permission for holding a rally in Tura, the PM stated that he doesn’t want any floor to attach with the individuals of Tura and Meghalaya.
“But this love and affection towards BJP aren’t getting digested by a few, and they are losing sleep over this. They tried hard that this rally could not happen but Modi does not need any ground for connecting with the people of Tura because people here have accepted me in their hearts. The gesture of love and acceptance shown towards me by the people of Shillong and Tura is proof that Meghalaya wants a BJP government,” he added.
Earlier, the National People’s Party (NPP) authorities in poll-bound Meghalaya had denied permission for holding a rally of Prime in Tura.
Notably, Tura, a part of Garo Hills, is taken into account the bastion of Chief Minister Conrad Sangma and a majority of his legislators elected from this area.
Voting for the 60-seat Meghalaya Legislative Assembly shall be held in a single section on February 27. The counting of votes shall be accomplished on March 2. (ANI)