Prime Minister Narendra Modi on May 29 took a jibe at earlier governments saying that the people of Northeast India were devoid of development for a long time.
PM Modi Takes Jibe At Previous Governments
Narendra Modi was addressing the inaugural run of Northeast’s first Vande Bharat Express train in Assam via video conferencing. ”Northeast people were devoid of development for a long time by earlier governments,” he said.
”Before 2014, Railway’s budget for Northeast was Rs 2,500 crore. Now it is more Rs 10,000 crore, which is 4 times growth. All parts of the Northeast will soon be connected via the broad-gauge network. Rs 1 lakh crore is being spent on the same,” Modi added.
Modi further said that the last 9 years have been of unprecedented achievements for India, and the government has given the highest priority to the welfare of the poor.
It needs to be mentioned the Vande Bharat Express will boost business and tourism by connecting key destinations such as Kamakhya Temple, Kaziranga Sanctuary, Manas Tiger Reserve in Assam, Shillong and Cherrapunji in Meghalaya, and Tawang in Arunachal Pradesh.
