Motihari (Bihar), July 18 :Hailing Operation Sindoor in Bihar’s Motihari, Prime Minister NarendraModi on Friday said that the “new” India spares no effort in punishing its enemies.
“This is a new India-an India that spares no effort in punishing the enemies, mobilizing forces from both land and sky”, PM Modi said in Motihari, recalling that it was from the soil of Bihar that he had resolved to launch Operation Sindoor. He affirmed that today, the success of that operation is being witnessed by the entire world.
PM Modi laid the foundation stone, inaugurated and dedicated to the nation development projects worth over Rs 7,000 crore in Motihari today.
Addressing the gathering, the Prime Minister said Bihar is the land of Champaran, a land that has shaped history. During the freedom movement, this land gave Mahatma Gandhi a new direction.
He emphasized that the inspiration from this very land will now shape Bihar’s new future. He extended congratulations to all present and to the people of Bihar for these development initiatives.
PM Modi further said that the 21st century is witnessing rapid global progress, noting that the dominance once held solely by Western nations is now increasingly shared by Eastern countries, whose participation and influence are growing.
He stated that Eastern nations are now gaining new momentum in development. Drawing a parallel, the Prime Minister stated that just as Eastern countries are advancing globally, in India, it is the era of the eastern states. He affirmed the government’s resolve to ensure that, in the coming times, Motihari in the East becomes as prominent as Mumbai in the West.
PM Modi envisioned equal opportunities in Gaya, as in Gurugram, industrial growth in Patna akin to Pune, and development in SanthalPargana comparable to Surat. He expressed hope that tourism in Jalpaiguri and Jajpur would set new records, like those in Jaipur, and that the people of Birbhum would progress, like those in Bengaluru.
“To advance Eastern India, Bihar must be transformed into a developed state”, emphasised PM Modi, stating that rapid progress in Bihar is possible today because both the Centre and the State have governments committed to Bihar’s development.
He stated that during the 10 years of the previous government’s tenure, when they were in power at the Centre, Bihar received only around Rs 2 lakh crore, remarking that this was a form of political retaliation against the government led by PM Nitish Kumar.
The Prime Minister asserted that after coming to power in 2014, his government ended this politics of vendetta against Bihar, stressing that under their rule over the past 10 years, nearly Rs 9 lakh crore has been allocated for Bihar’s development. He pointed out that this is four times more than what was provided under the previous dispensation, affirming that this funding is being utilised for public welfare and development projects across Bihar.
The Governor of Bihar, Arif Mohammed Khan, Chief Minister of Bihar, Nitish Kumar, Union Ministers Jitan Ram Manji, Giriraj Singh, Rajiv Ranjan Singh, ChiragPaswan, Ramnath Thakur, NityanandRai, Satish Chandra Dubey, Dr. Raj BhushanChoudhary were present among other dignitaries at the event. (ANI)
