Varanasi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday reiterated the commitment of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government towards the development of the entire country, including Kashi, and said that in he has given guarantee to make India the third biggest economic power in the world in his third tenure.
Addressing the public after launching projects of more than Rs 19,000 crore in Varanasi, the PM said, “There are elections across the country in just a few months from now and Modi has guaranteed the country that in his third innings, he will make India the third largest economic power in the world. If I am giving this guarantee to the country, it is because of all of you, my kin in Kashi.”
He said, “It is our endeavour that no beneficiary should be deprived of whatever schemes of poor and public welfare have been made by the central government. That’s why the vehicle moving in Viksit Bharat Sankalp Yatra is being called as the vehicle of Modi’s guarantee and it has become a super hit. Those who have benefited from the schemes are confident that their lives will get better now.”
Modi said that through the Viksit Bharat Sankalp Yatra one thing which became visible was the confidence of the people.
“Those who got benefits of the government schemes have gained confidence that their lives are going to get better. Those who were deprived gave confidence that one day they will benefit from
the schemes. This confidence has increased the confidence of the country that India will become a developed country by 2047,” he said.
Modi said that the yatra gave him and his colleagues to understand the power lying within the country.
“This yatra gave us an opportunity to witness, understand, observe and experience it. Therefore I tell those working in public life that Viksit Bharat Sankalp Yatra is like a mobile university for us. It gives us a chance to learn,” he said.
The PM said, “Today the entire country including Kashi is committed to building a developed India. Vikas Bharat Sankalp Yatra has reached thousands of villages and thousands of cities. Crores of people are joining this journey.”
He said, Projects launched today will give impetus to the development of Kashi.
“I said from the Red Fort that we should visit at least 15 cities. I am happy that those who used to
go abroad earlier are visiting their country today. If tourism increases, development increases. The income of the people of Kashi has increased due to an increase in tourism. The government is continuously working for this,” he said.
Earlier, the Prime Minister flagged off four new trains from Varanasi.
He said that today another Vande Bharat Express train has started from Varanasi to Delhi. Mau-Dohrighat train is also starting from today, the people of Barhalganj, Hata, etc. areas are going to benefit a lot with the starting of this line.
