At a rally organised by Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha (BJYM), Prime Minister Narendra Modi mentioned about many personalities born in Thrissur, the Cultural Capital of Kerala. But the mention Kalabhavan Mani, the young talented film actor who died a few years ago, elicited the maximum response from the audience who never expected the prime minister to mention Mani’s name. Mani came from the lowest strata of the society and he did not have star-like appearance or qualities. What he had in abundance was talent and humility which endeared him to the public. The choice of Mani’s name speaks volumes of Prime Minister’s eye for details.
Recently PM Modi visited Kollam to dedicate Kollam Bypass road, a project which had been hanging fire for four decades. He also opened the Rs 16,504-crore integrated refinery expansion project (IREP) complex at BPCL Kochi Refinery at Ambalamugal in Kochi on Sunday. With this, BPCL Kochi Refinery is now the largest oil refinery in the government sector in the country. He also laid the foundation stone for Rs 16,400-crore Petrochemical Complex.
Speaking at the event, PM Modi spoke about Ujwala initiative to make kitchens smoke free. According to him, in 2014, 45 % of the kitchens were smoke-free, but now it is 90%. The effort is to expand the coverage to 100 %.
PM said that due to change in the style of governance, Bharat has become the fastest growing economy. The whole world comes to invest in our country. Now, our industrial growth has improved from the rank of 142 to 77. In foreign investment, we have overtaken China. In mobile manufacturing, we have grown from 2 industries to120 plus. In the zone of facilities for new ventures, we are No: 1. We have the largest health protection scheme Ayushman Bharat. Formerly Swatch Bharat was not on agenda. Now, we have an increased number of toilets in the country. Five years ago,18,000 villages did not have power supply at all. Now, it has reached all villages. Now, our target is to provide power supply to all houses. Sab ke saath Sabka vikaas is our target.
Unfortunately, Kerala’s cultural heritage is under continuous attack. And, the ruling party leads it. Sabarimala issue has caught the attention of the entire nation. CPI(M) disrespects Hindu culture and traditions which are hundreds of years old. UDF led by Congress plays the same game. They say something in Delhi and something else in Kerala. They should realize that this would not work. They do not like to empower women. Their triple talaq policy is a clear example of it. Has CPI(M) made any woman the CM of any state? Both Congress and CPI(M) should introspect in this regard.
Opposition parties suffer intellectual bankruptcy. Their only programme is “Hate Modi”. They start it when they get up in the morning and continue until they sleep. They are least bothered about the development of the country.
“You can accuse me as much as you want, but you don’t misguide farmers, youths, poor. Don’t block the development, don’t abuse our great country,” PM Modi said.
The PM said they do have zero regards to the constitutional institutions of the country. They do not respect CBI, armed forces, C&AG, Election Commission, etc. He referred to the recent press conference held in London against EVMs in the presence of a top Congress leader. When Congress and CPM talk about democracy it ends up in joke. Now, Congress has started murder politics as CPM does. They kill BJP workers in MP as soon as they got power there. They still carry the mindset of Emergency. They should realize that election will come and go, but the country is to stay.
Both LDF and UDF are involved in corruption. Congress’s Solar scandal is infamous. LDF ministers are involved in corruption too. Several LDF ministers resigned because of it. “A hardworking scientist Nambi Narayanan was trapped in espionage case as Congress leaders wanted to settle scores with their own colleagues. We gave him Padma award,” he said.
The PM added that he is the chowkidar in Delhi and he will not permit corruption. “We want a strong Bharat. We are keen to solve the problems being faced by NRIs,” he added.
Earlier the city witnessed impressive processions of the BJYM workers in different parts of the city. The public meeting was attended by lakhs of people. It was the culmination of the state conference of BJYM. BJP state president Adv. PS Sreedharan Pillai, Rajya Sabha MP V Muraleedharan and other senior leaders addressed the mammoth gathering.
Earlier PM laid the foundation stone for Kochi Petrochemical Complex and inaugurated the Integral Refinery Expansion Project I(IREP) in Ambalamugal facilities of Kochi Refineries Limited owned by BPCL near Kochi. IREP is expected to increase the capacity from 9.5 MMTA to 15.5 MMTA. Modiji said, in his inaugural address, that since May 16, 2016, onwards 6 crores of new cooking gas connections have been distributed. He said that he is happy to visit Kochi, the birthplace of Adi Shankara. He referred to Kochi as the queen of Arabian sea and blue backwaters. The PM also laid the foundation stone for an institute for Skill Development in Ettumanoor, Kottayam district.
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