Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 27 November addressed parivartan rally in Dehradun city of Uttarakhand just ahead of assembly elections. The Prime Minister also inaugrated the Char Dham highway project while asserting that the project was a tribute to those who lost their lives during Uttarakhand flash floods.
Earlier today, the Prime Minister had said that the Char Dham highway development programme will facilitate the construction of 900 km of highways connecting holy shrines of Uttarakhand.
Here are the top 10 things PM Modi said during rally:
-The Char Dham Project is not politically motivated.
-Prime Minister recalled 2014 elections saying that the venue was half empty as opposed to the current rally with people coming out in large numbers including women.
I can clearly see that Uttarakhand cannot wait any longer for the development: PM Modi pic.twitter.com/Xd27T4mgbS
— ANI (@ANI_news) December 27, 2016
2014 LS k chunaav tha,mai swayam PM candidate tha aur isi maidan mei aaya tha;us samay adha maidan bhi bhara nahi tha.Aaj kya karaan hai?-PM
— ANI (@ANI_news) December 27, 2016
-He asserted that the politicians should clearly understand that times have changed and the public knows everything.
-The Prime Minister affirmed that the Char Dham project will bring employment opportunities and with tourism facilities being the biggest industry, the government will provide facilities to give a boost to the industry.
-PM Modi said that 5 crore poor families would be provided gas connection within a span of 3 years.
-Taking a dig at the Congress party over OROP issue, PM Modi said that the opposition who ruled the party never took the initiatives to fulfill the demands of army personnel.
OROP ka budget lagta hai Rs 10,000 cr se jyada, yeh Rs 500 cr dal ke (by Cong) humare desh ke jawaano ki ankh mein dool jhokna nahi hua?-PM
— ANI (@ANI_news) December 27, 2016
-The Prime Minister said Rs 6600 crore have already been disbursed under OROP and rest will also be disbursed at the earliest.
-Lashing at the opposition parties, the Prime Minister said that he was not appointed as the Prime Minister to just light lamp and that people opposing the fight against corruption are against development.
Hum note ghar mein jamaa karne walon ke khilaaf ladai lad rahe hain. Yeh paise wapas aana chahiye ki nahi?: PM Modi #demonetisation pic.twitter.com/NdrH1ew6MR
— ANI (@ANI_news) December 27, 2016
-He assured that people with merit will be given jobs.
Humne faisla kar liya, varg 3 aur varg 4 mei interview nahi kiya jayega; jiska merit hoga, usko naukri zaroor mil jayegi: PM Modi pic.twitter.com/GHoZqvub4E
— ANI (@ANI_news) December 27, 2016
-Thanking the people for extending their support during demonetisationv,PM Modi said that demonetisation was a cleanliness drive. He said demonetisation was such a move that a number of issues including fake currency, terrorism, and human trafficking were dealt with at one go.
