Mumbai, Oct 9 (UNI) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday launched a scathing attack on the opposition Congress party, accusing it of playing a divisive politics and misleading the voters for personal gains.
Addressing the gathering after laying the foundation stone for various development projects in Maharashtra
worth over Rs 7,600 crore via video conference, he pointed out alleged attempts by the opposition to induce
fear among Muslims in India and convert them into votebank.
He also expressed disdain towards those indulging in casteism in Hinduism for their political benefit.
He also warned against those trying to break Hindu society in India for political gains.
The Prime Minister expressed confidence that the people of Maharashtra would reject such efforts to break the
society, while talking about the results of the Haryana assembly election which were declared on Tuesday.
He said the voters of Haryana had clearly revealed the mood of the people of the country and noted that the
victory in Haryana for the third consecutive time after successful completion of two terms was 'historic'.
The Prime Minister said that Maharashtra is being presented with 10 new medical colleges and important
infrastructure projects, including the modernisation and expansion of Nagpur airport and construction of a new
terminal building for Shirdi Airport.
In the last 10 years, he said that the government has begun a ‘Maha Yajna’ of creating modern infrastructure
for development of the nation.
“Today, we are not only constructing buildings but laying the foundation of a healthy and prosperous
Maharashtra,” he said, while referring to inauguration of 10 new Medical colleges in the state to improve the
lives of lakhs of people.
He said that Thane, Ambernath, Mumbai, Nashik, Jalna, Buldhana, Hingoli, Washim, Amravati, Bhandara and
Gadchiroli districts would become centres of service for lakhs of people.
He emphasised that the 10 new medical colleges would further add 900 medical seats in Maharashtra, taking
the total number of medical seats in the state to about 6,000.
The Prime Minister underlined that the works of progress in Maharashtra were underway due to the blessings of
luminaries like Chattrapati Shivaji Maharaj, Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar, Jyotiba Phule and Savitribai Phule.
Recalling the recent recognition of Marathi as a classical language, the Prime Minister remarked that when a
language gets its due respect, it is not just the words but the entire generation gets a voice.
He noted that the dream of crores of Marathi brethren was fulfilled with this.
Recalling his recent visit to Mumbai and Thane to inaugurate projects worth Rs 30,000 crore, the Prime Minister
mentioned that development projects worth thousands of crore rupees such as the expansion of Metro network,
upgradation of airports, highway projects, infrastructure, solar energy and textile parks have been initiated in
various districts earlier.
Modi said that new initiatives have been undertaken for farmers, fishermen and animal keepers while the
foundation-stone for Wadhawan Port - India’s largest container port - has also been laid in Maharashtra.
“Never in the history of Maharashtra has development taken place at such a fast pace, on such a large scale, in
different sectors,” he added.
Earlier, the Prime Minister laid the foundation stone for various projects including upgradation of Dr Babasaheb
Ambedkar International Airport at Nagpur and the New Integrated Terminal Building at Shirdi Airport.
Modi also launched the operationalisation of 10 Government Medical Colleges in Maharashtra and inaugurated
the Indian Institute of Skills (IIS), Mumbai and Vidya Samiksha Kendra (VSK) of Maharashtra.
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