Congress, SP ignored Varanasi: PM unveils Rs 6,700-cr infra projects
On his first visit to his parliamentary constituency of Varanasi since June 18, PM Narendra Modi on Sunday inaugurated development projects worth Rs 6,700 crore, besides an eye hospital.
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He accused the Congress and Samajwadi Party of practising nepotism and the policy of appeasement to the extent that they overlooked Varanasi’s development.
The PM said till 10 years ago, scams worth billions used to be in the headlines, “but it is no longer the case”. “What was the mentality due to which Kashi was deprived of development? Remember the situation 10 years ago, Varanasi had to yearn for development,” he said.
“Why did those who ruled the government for a long time in Uttar Pradesh and for decades in Delhi not bother about Varanasi? The answer is nepotism and politics of appeasement. Be it the Samajwadi Party or the Congress, the development of Varanasi was neither their priority nor will it be in future. The BJP government runs on the ideology of ‘sabka vikas’,” the PM said.
Earlier, PM Modi inaugurated RJ Sankara Eye Hospital being run by the Kanchi Math. He said the healthcare facilities in Purvanchal, including Varanasi, were neglected under the previous governments. “The situation was such that 10 years ago, there were no block-level treatment centres for brain fever in Purvanchal,” he said.
“Today, in just 125 days, the start of work worth over Rs 15 lakh crore is being discussed in every household,” he said, adding his government had two major goals – to increase the convenience of the people and to give jobs to them.
The PM also laid the foundation stone for the extension of a runway, construction of a new terminal building and allied work to be done at Lal Bahadur Shastri International Airport in Varanasi at a cost of nearly Rs 2,870 crore.
