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New Delhi:
PM Modi arrived at Varanasi in Uttar Pradesh today afternoon to inaugurate the six-lane Varanasi-Prayagraj Highway on the occasion of Dev Deepawali. It is his first visit to the constituency amid the coronavirus pandemic.
The prime minister also spoke about the farmers’ protest which has entered its fifth day today. Thousands of farmers are protesting against the new Farm Laws, camping outside and blocking the five entry points to Delhi.
Over the last five days, thousands of farmers, braving water cannons, tear gas and barricades of the Haryana police, have reached the borders of the national capital. While some of them have managed to enter the city, the rest are sitting at the border areas.
Here are the highlights of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s speech:
2013 was my first jansabha at this ground. The highway was 4-lane at that time. Now it has six lanes: PM
Travel from Kashi to Prayagraj is now easy with the highway’s extension. It will have its benefits during the Kumbh Mela: PM
In a few years, apart from beautification of Kashi, we have worked on connectivity as well. Be it highways or flyovers or broadening of roads to reduce traffic. The amount of work we have put here has not happened since Independence. I just want peoples’ lives to get easier. In six years, hundreds and thousands of crores of projects have been completed. Many are in pipeline: PM
Railway connectivity is also better now. Ring road development, which is in full swing, will help commuters from and to Sultanpur, Azamgarh and Ghazipur: PM
Work on other highways will be completed shortly. Commute will be easy. We look at convenience of the people. Construction gives livelihood to many. We have given a lot of work to people even during the coronavirus pandemic: PM
Uttar Pradesh is now Express Pradesh. In UP, five mega projects are currently underway for increased connectivity. One defence corridor being created in the state. Earlier, there were just two airports. Now 12 airports are being made: PM
Prayagraj airport terminal was constructed in record time. Kushinagar airport will be an international airport. Work on Jevar airport is underway near Noida: PM
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