PM’s visit speeds up dev work: CM Gehlot

Naresh Sharma

Jaipur: Chief minister Ashok Gehlot invited prime minister Narendra Modi to visit the state once again saying that his visits speed up the developmental works.

“A few days back you had come to Rajasthan on Devnarayan Jayanti. Coming so soon for the second time does matter. The PM is visiting one state so quickly. It’s a matter of luck for us,” Gehlot also extended an invitation to visit the state once again. The CM through video conference from Jaipur was addressing the cer- emony in Dausa where PM Narendra Modi inaugurated Delhi-DausaLalsot section of DelhiMumbai expressway.

“‘You keep coming to Rajasthan…your visit gives momentum to dev works,” he said. At the same time, Ge- hlot highlighted the works done by the state government in the last four year in the road sector and infrastructure development. He said that as the result of the works done by him, an atmosphere of investment has been created. He said that Rajasthan ranks second in the country in growth rate. The CM also gave reference to the provisions made in the state budget presented by him a couple of days back.

Bjp Criticises Cm For Not Attending

PM EVENT IN DAUSA

Pm Modi Speaks Rajasthani

P M Narendra Modi started his address with the praise of Meen Bhagwan, Maiya Kaila Devi, Devdham Jodhpuria, Panch Mahadev, Mehandipur Balaji, Pret Raj Sarkar, Bhairav Ji Maharaj and statement in Rajasthani language. “Mehndipur Balaji na mharo pranam, Devnagari Dausa ri janta na mhari Ram Ram,” Modi said.

l I love the millet bread here, these grains are also nutritious l Will make Rajasthan a state of new possibilities lModi came to Dausa district for 3rd time, as PM for 2nd time

PM takes dig at Gehlot over budget speech goof-up, CM responds

First India Bureau Dausa: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday took a dig at Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot for reading portions from the state’s last year Budget speech while presenting the Budget for 2023-24, saying Congress governments’ “plans and an- nouncements remained just on paper”. He said Gehlot’s Budget speech gaffe, saying what happened was being discussed all around.

“Anybody can make a mistake, but this shows the Congress has neither vision nor gravitas (wajan) and its plans and announcements re-

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mained just on paper,” Modi said.

Responding to PM’s jibe, Gehlot accused Modi of misleading the public on the state budget.

Gehlot said that because the PM tried to mislead the public in his speech, that’s why it is necessary to keep the truth in front of the public.

The Prime Minister came to Rajasthan for the second time in 15 days, but again left the people of Rajasthan unheard on ERCP. You are the Prime Minister of the country, not of the party and this issue is not of Congress-BJP, but of the thirsty people of Rajasthan.

—Govind Singh Dotasra, State Congress President

Inj 15 days, PM came to Raj for the second time, but even today no step has been taken towards giving ERCP national status. ERCP is a lifeline for 13 districts and a question of prosperity for lakhs of people.

—PHOTOS BY SUNIL SHARMA

Dausa: Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the Delhi-Dausa-Lalsot section of the country’s first green corridor E-way Delhi-Mumbai Expressway in Dausa. Ahead of the programme, politics also headed up with the BJP suggesting the chief minister should be involved in the programme. Deputy leader of opposition Rajendra Rathore said that Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot should attend PM Modi’s programme to be organised in Dausa. He said that there is a federal system in the country and this is the foundation stone of the Constitution. In Jaipur, BJP state president Satish Poonia responded to the allegations of the Congress in which the BJP was being accused of doing politics on the Eastern Rajasthan Canal Project (ERCP). Poonia said that the Chief Minister and Congress are only doing politics on ERCP. “The Union Minister has said many times that the central government works on the proposal sent by the state governments according to the criteria regarding the national project,” he told reporters. Poonia said that the Ashok Gehlot government is only doing politics on the matter. “Instead of making it a political issue, the CM should make it an issue of public convenience,” he said.

E-way passes via backward areas to give priority to dev: Gadkari

Dausa (FIB): The new Delhi-Mumbai Expressway passes through backward areas to give priority to the development of socially, economically and educationally backward districts, Union Road and Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari said here on Sunday.

The minister was addressing the inauguration ceremony of the first phase of the highway in Dausa.

He also said the government is making every effort to take the road infrastructure of the country to a level at par with America by the end of 2024. “We will try to make India’s highways at par with America’s,” Gadkari said.

“Prime Minister Narendra Modi has talked about making India self-reliant and especially the infrastructure of international standards, which he has repeatedly put in front of us as a goal. We believe that before the end of 2024, under the guid- ance of the prime minister, we will try our best to make India’s road infrastructure at par with America,” the Union minister said.

“It was the dream of Prime Minister Modi that development of socially, economically and educationally backward districts are given priority,” he added. Gadkari said he has identified around 500 blocks that are socially, economically, and educationally backward, and so, this highway is passing through backward areas and becoming a growth engine for these areas.

An electric cable will be laid between Jaipur and Delhi, and e-trucks and e-buses will be able to ply on this highway, he said.