In Assam on Sunday to launch mega infrastructure and development projects, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said the country had rejected the Congress party’s “negative politics” which ignores development in its agenda.
In veiled reference to the recent local body polls in Maharashtra, he said the party has lost people’s trust which is evident in election results that show that voters want good governance and development along with respect for heritage.
“These elections carry another message. The country is consistently rejecting the Congress party’s negative politics. In the very city of Mumbai, where the Congress was born, it has now become a fourth or fifth-ranked party. In Maharashtra, which the Congress ruled for years, the party has completely shrunk. The Congress has lost the trust of the country because it has no agenda for development,” he said to a gathering in Nagaon.
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), said the prime minister, was fast emerging as the first choice of people across the country.
“Today, the BJP has become the first choice of people across the country. For the past one to one-and-a-half years, the trust of the country in the BJP has been steadily increasing,” he said, adding that the “people of Kerala have given tremendous support to the BJP, and for the first time, a BJP mayor has been elected there”.
“The BJP is serving in Kerala’s capital, Thiruvananthapuram,” he added.
In Bihar and Maharashtra, said the PM, election mandate points to record voting for the BJP. “Just two days ago, the results of the mayor and councillor elections in the major cities of Maharashtra were announced. The people there have given a record mandate to the BJP for the first time,” he added.
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Earlier in the day, PM Modi had laid the foundation stone of the Kaziranga Elevated Corridor Project (4-Laning of the Kaliabor-Numaligarh section of NH-715), worth over Rs 6,950 Crore, in Kaliabor, Nagaon district, and also flagged off two New Amrit Bharat Express trains, Guwahati (Kamakhya)-Rohtak Amrit Bharat Express and Dibrugarh-Lucknow (Gomti Nagar) Amrit Bharat Express.
Recalling his last visit to Kaziranga, he said that moments spent there two years ago were among the most special experiences of his life.
“Today, once again, I have had the good fortune to visit Kaziranga. In such moments, it feels very natural to recall my previous visit. The moments spent in Kaziranga two years ago are among the most special experiences of my life. I had the opportunity to stay overnight in Kaziranga National Park, and the next day, during an elephant safari, I experienced the beauty of this region very closely. I always feel a unique joy upon coming to Assam,” he said.
All praise for Assam’s culture and youth, the Prime Minister applauded the artists who had participated in the Bagurumba Dwhou dance programme held in Guwahati on Saturday, as well as social media influencers who talk about Assam’s culture on global platforms.
“Just yesterday, I attended the Bagurumba dance program in Guwahati. There, the daughters of our Bodo community created a new record by presenting Bagurumba. Such a wonderful performance of Bagurumba, with the energy of more than 10,000 artists, the rhythm of the drums, the tunes of the Sifung, those enchanting moments captivated everyone,” he said.
“Since yesterday, I have been seeing that this excellent dance of the Bodo tradition is trending on social media. I am confident that people from across the country and the world will recognise India’s perspective on art and culture and its strength, and all the social media influencers who are promoting this work are also worthy of congratulations,” he added.
Hailing development projects in the state, PM Modi mentioned the Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport in Guwahati that has been expanded, as well as the ammonia-urea complex in Namrup, whose foundation stone the prime minister had laid.
On a lighter note, he directed his team to collect his sketches and photographs that some people were holding up, and promised to send each one a letter if they mention their addresses on the back of the sketches.
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