Jewar (UP), Nov 25: Taking a swipe at previous governments, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said Uttar Pradesh was kept in deprivation and darkness for seven decades but the state is now getting what it always deserved and is making its mark internationally under a “double-engine” BJP rule.
After laying the foundation stone for the Noida International Airport at Jewar in Uttar Pradesh, which would be one of the largest in Asia, Modi highlighted the development activities in the poll-bound state and said the new airport will help the state become an export-centre whereby even MSMEs will have easier access to overseas markets.
The airport, which will be the second international airport in the Delhi-National Capital Region, is within 100 kilometres of the national capital’s Indira Gandhi International Airport.
“We are making sure that the projects do not get stuck, do not keep hanging… we try to ensure that the infrastructure work is completed within the stipulated time,” Modi said at the event which was attended by a large number of people.
In an apparent dig at the Opposition, Modi said some political parties in the country have always kept their self-interest paramount. “The thinking of these people is self-interest, their own development and that of their family… whereas, we follow the spirit of Nation First… Sabka Saath – Sabka Vikas, Sabka Vishwas – Sabka Prayas is our mantra,” Modi said.
For the first time in seven decades, Uttar Pradesh has started getting what it has always deserved, the Prime Minister said and took a swipe at the Opposition, saying the state was kept in deprivation and darkness by the previous governments.
The state was shown false dreams but now it is making a mark not just nationally but also internationally, he noted. The airport will become the logistics gateway for North India, Modi said and sought to stress that the government is focused on development activities, saying “infrastructure is not part of ‘rajniti’ (politics) for us but part of rashtra niti (national policy)”.
The airport will provide employment to thousands of people in western Uttar Pradesh, which is also turning into one of the most connected regions with the efforts of the “double engine” government, the Prime Minister noted. (PTI)
