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Hans India
3 days ago
- Politics
- Hans India
Modi blows poll bugle in Bihar
Motihari (Bihar): PM Narendra Modi on Friday sounded the poll bugle in Bihar, where Assembly elections are due shortly, calling for "an NDA govt, once again", which would protect the state from the "evil intentions" of the RJD-Congress combine. Modi also accused the RJD of seizing land from the poor on the false promise of jobs, in an apparent reference to the 'land-for-jobs' scam, and asserted that the 'viksit' (developed) Bihar is key for eastern India's development. Addressing a rally in Motihari town, the headquarters of East Champaran district, he said, "The people of the state had broken the shackles of RJD", but the younger generation "must be made aware of the despair in which Bihar was mired two decades ago". He also made an indirect reference to the land for jobs scam, on a day when the Supreme Court turned down a plea by RJD supremo Lalu Prasad, a former railway minister and the prime accused, for a stay on trial. "Employment generation could have never taken place in Bihar under people who made aspirants part with their land in the name of providing jobs," said the PM. In contrast, he pointed out, "lakhs of youths in Bihar" have got loans under the Mudra Yojana promoting self-employment, and his government has also launched other schemes like Rs 15,000 assistance to youth getting their first jobs in the private sector. "The scheme will be rolled out on August 1 and the Centre will be bearing an expenditure of Rs one lakh crore for the same," said Modi. He also raised slogans in Hindi, roughly translating "we will build a new Bihar with the NDA in power once again" and "the resolve of Bihar is unshaken, to remain with the NDA always". Modi alleged that under the RJD-Congress rule, the poor could not afford pucca houses and the relatively better off "feared getting their homes whitewashed or distempered, as this could attract the attention of marauding gangs involved in kidnapping for ransom". In contrast, he said, over the past 11 years, "four crore houses have been built across the country under the PM Awas Yojana, of which 50 lakh are in Bihar. This figure surpasses the total population of countries like Norway, New Zealand and Singapore". "In Motihari alone, the around three lakh families have got pucca houses and the figure continues to grow. Today, more than 12,000 families have got keys to their new houses and 40,000 families have received funds in their bank accounts to build pucca houses", said the PM, whose speech was preceded by launch of development projects worth more than Rs 7,000 crore.
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Business Standard
4 days ago
- Politics
- Business Standard
Modi launches NDA poll campaign in Bihar, warns of opposition intent
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday sounded the poll bugle in Bihar, where assembly elections are due shortly, calling for "an NDA government, once again", which would protect the state from the "evil intentions" of the RJD-Congress combine. Modi also accused the RJD of seizing land from the poor on the false promise of jobs, in an apparent reference to the 'land-for-jobs' scam, and asserted that the 'viksit' (developed) Bihar is key for eastern India's development. Addressing a rally in Motihari town, the headquarters of East Champaran district, he said, "The people of the state had broken the shackles of RJD", but the younger generation "must be made aware of the despair in which Bihar was mired two decades ago". He also made an indirect reference to the land for jobs scam, on a day when the Supreme Court turned down a plea by RJD supremo Lalu Prasad, a former railway minister and the prime accused, for a stay on trial. "Employment generation could have never taken place in Bihar under people who made aspirants part with their land in the name of providing jobs," said the PM. In contrast, he pointed out, "lakhs of youths in Bihar" have got loans under the Mudra Yojana promoting self-employment, and his government has also launched other schemes like Rs 15,000 assistance to youth getting their first jobs in the private sector. "The scheme will be rolled out on August 1 and the Centre will be bearing an expenditure of Rs one lakh crore for the same," said Modi. He also raised slogans in Hindi, roughly translating "we will build a new Bihar with the NDA in power once again" and "the resolve of Bihar is unshaken, to remain with the NDA always". Modi alleged that under the RJD-Congress rule, the poor could not afford pucca houses and the relatively better off "feared getting their homes whitewashed or distempered, as this could attract the attention of marauding gangs involved in kidnapping for ransom". In contrast, he said, over the past 11 years, "four crore houses have been built across the country under the PM Awas Yojana, of which 50 lakh are in Bihar. This figure surpasses the total population of countries like Norway, New Zealand and Singapore". "In Motihari alone, the around three lakh families have got pucca houses and the figure continues to grow. Today, more than 12,000 families have got keys to their new houses and 40,000 families have received funds in their bank accounts to build pucca houses", said the PM, whose speech was preceded by launch of development projects worth more than Rs 7,000 crore. He also pointed out that the poorest of the poor now had access to banking services thanks to the Jan Dhan scheme launched by his government, in sharp contrast to earlier times, "when our mothers and sisters were forced to keep their savings hidden in some obscure corner of their homes". Modi charged the Congress-RJD combine with "arrogance that leaves no respectable space for leaders who do not belong to families that control these parties". The allusion may have been to Independent MP Rajiv Ranjan alias Pappu Yadav, an INDIA bloc supporter, and young Congress leader Kanhaiya Kumar, both of whom were shoved aside last week while trying to climb atop a vehicle from where Rahul Gandhi and Tejashwi Yadav were addressing the public in Patna. The PM also said that the Congress-RJD combine, while in power, had "put brakes on development", but "we salute the resolve of the people of the state who broke the shackles" in the 2005 assembly polls, which brought the NDA to power for the first time. He, however, added that "the younger generation must be made aware of the despair in which Bihar was mired (nirasha ke gart mein duba) until two decades ago" and that it was essential to "protect Bihar against the evil intentions (buri niyat) of the Congress-RJD combine". The PM also touched upon the success of Operation Sindoor, which followed his announcement, from Madhubani district in the state, that the culprits of Pahalgam terror attack will be taken to task. "This is a new India, which spares no effort in punishing the enemies, mobilizing forces from both land and sky", remarked Modi, who also reaffirmed his government's commitment to stamp out naxalism, and claimed that efforts made in the direction have "benefited Bihar districts like Aurangabad, Gaya and Jamui, once held back by Maoist violence". He shared with the people his vision for a developed Bihar, "where Motihari gets as much prominence in the east, as Mumbai has in the west, opportunities in Gayaji are at par with those in Gurugram and industrial growth in Patna matches that of Pune". Modi also accused the previous Congress-led UPA government at the Centre of "political retaliation" against the Nitish Kumar administration in the state "which received a meagre assistance of Rs two lakh crore over a period of 10 years". "Since 2014, when we took over, Bihar has been provided Rs nine lakh in central assistance", disclosed the Prime Minister. Besides the Bihar CM, who is a key NDA partner, the PM shared the stage with Governor Arif Mohammed Khan, besides Union ministers belonging to the state, including Chirag Paswan, Jitan Ram Manjhi, Rajiv Ranjan Singh alias Lalan, Nityanand Rai and Ramnath Thakur.
The Hindu
5 days ago
- Politics
- The Hindu
BJP dubs Karnataka govt.'s Sadhana Samavesha ‘a celebration of non- performance'
Ahead of the State government's 'Sadhana Samavesha' to be held in Mysuru on Saturday, the BJP in the city dubbed it as a 'celebration of non-performance'. Addressing the media here on Thursday, senior functionaries of the city BJP said that the event was laughable, as there was nothing to celebrate. Party functionaries M.A. Mohan and former MLA L. Nagendra said that there was an 'administrative collapse' in the State and that the law and order situation had deteriorated. 'While there was an increase in crimes of various nature across the State, the police does not have a free hand to investigate and crackdown on the culprits due to the interference of the Congress leaders,' Mr. Mohan alleged. 'The only achievement of this government led by Chief Minister Siddaramaiah is that it has survived for two years,' he added. The BJP leaders said that the Congress was content with just talking about the five guarantee schemes, but claimed that its benefits were questionable. 'While women have been given free rides under the Shakti scheme, the government has raised fuel charges, thus cross-subsidising the scheme with public money,' said Mr. Mohan. BJP leaders also criticised the State government for its 'inability' to make timely payment to the beneficiaries. 'This is a government which does not have funds to pay salaries to the government staff on time, and hence it is too much to expect timely disbursement of money under the scheme,' they added. The government's tenure has been marked by lack of any development works and this is due to the fact that none of the licensed contractors were keen to take up government works as their collective arrears was in excess of ₹33,000 crore, according to the BJP, which reiterated their earlier stand that the Sadhana Samavesha was nothing more than a show of strength. Schemes like the 'Yuva Nidhi' were criticised as being available only on paper by the BJP leaders, who said that in contrast, certain Central government programmes like the 'Mudra Yojana' offered real financial support to the youth. 'Narendra Modi is working to make people self-reliant, while this government is busy with publicity shows to hide its failures,' the BJP functionaries said.
India Gazette
14-07-2025
- Politics
- India Gazette
Modi ji has advanced both development and heritage together: Amit Shah
New Delhi [India], July 15 (ANI): Union Home Minister and Minister of Cooperation, Amit Shah, on Monday addressed the 63rd Foundation Day celebration of the Bharat Vikas Parishad (BVP) in New Delhi as the chief guest. Addressing the occasion, Shah said that the 63rd Foundation Day of the Bharat Vikas Parishad is a very important day for those who desire India's development from an Indian perspective. He said that if any organization runs undisputedly for 63 years, it is a significant achievement in itself. He further asserted that Prime Minister Narendra Modi has pledged before the countrymen to make India a Viksit Bharat by the year 2047 and a leader in the world in every field. 'This pledge has imagination and resolve as well as an action plan to prove the pledge,' Shah said. He said that Modi Ji has placed five goals before everyone, which include the goal of a Viksit Bharat, freedom from every form of slavery, pride in our heritage, a sense of unity and solidarity and building a sense of duty among citizens. Shah said that Bharat Vikas Parishad has been working like a 'Sevak' on these five goals for a long time. Amit Shah said that this is the 11th year of Narendra Modi as the Prime Minister, emphasising, 'Historians will write about these 11 years of Modi Ji's tenure in golden letters.' He said that in the past 11 years, bank accounts of more than 55 crore people were opened, pure drinking water was provided to 15 crore houses, and toilets were constructed in more than 12 crore houses. Shah said that gas cylinders were provided to more than 10 crore houses, and more than four crore people were given their own houses. Crores of loans were given under the Mudra Yojana, out of which two-thirds of the loans were given to women to empower them to connect them with the development of the country. He said that women's power is being promoted through 'Lakhpati Didi'. (ANI)
New Indian Express
13-07-2025
- Business
- New Indian Express
Over 10.5 lakh jobs provided through Rozgar Melas: Union Minister Kishan Reddy
HYDERABAD: Union Coal and Mines Minister G Kishan Reddy announced that approximately 10.50 lakh jobs have been provided so far through the Rozgar Melas conducted across the country. He made the statement while distributing appointment letters to 114 newly recruited candidates at an event held at Rail Kalarang in Secunderabad on Saturday. The event was part of the 16th edition of the Rozgar Mela, which was launched virtually by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. As part of the nationwide initiative, appointment letters were distributed to over 51,000 newly inducted central government employees across 47 locations. In the South Central Railway (SCR) zone, key centres such as Secunderabad, Guntakal, and Guntur participated in the mela. Speaking at the event, Kishan Reddy emphasised that the Rozgar Mela is not a one-time programme but a continuous initiative that reflects the Centre's commitment to generating employment. He urged young people to become job creators, not just job seekers, and highlighted the government's efforts in building the world's third-largest startup ecosystem. Citing data from the Employees' Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO), the minister said over eight crore jobs have been generated since 2017 across sectors. He also highlighted various initiatives aimed at enhancing youth skills and employability, such as the establishment of skill hubs and universities. Kishan Reddy further noted India's global standing in various sectors, including being the second-largest mobile phone manufacturing hub, fourth in renewable energy capacity, and the world's largest producer of railway locomotives. He also outlined flagship government schemes like the Vishwakarma Yojana, Ayushman Bharat, Mudra Yojana, and others aimed at public welfare and national development. Earlier, SCR Additional General Manager Neeraj Agrawal presented the welcome address. He stated that across SCR jurisdiction covering Telangana and Andhra Pradesh, 200 individuals received appointment letters in various departments of Central government, public sector undertakings and others. Later, DRM (Secunderabad) Bhartesh Kumar Jain presented the vote of thanks.
