Solang Valley: Criticizing the opposition’s protest against the land reform laws, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Saturday that those parties also had the same idea but did not have the courage to implement these measures because they focused on the elections while his government watched. the welfare of the country and the farmers. .
Addressing his second public meeting after inaugurating the Atal Tunnel in Rohtang in Himachal Pradesh, Modi said that protesters against the laws wanted farmers to live in the previous century and are now shocked by his government’s attack on middlemen.
The ruling BJP has cited the Congressional manifesto for the 2019 Lok Sabha polls to claim that the opposition party had also promised the same laws that the Modi government enacted to allow farmers to sell their produce outside the controlled ‘mandi’ by the state, but is now criticizing them for political reasons.
Modi also spoke of the benefits of the new labor sector laws and said the reforms will continue as his government works towards its goal of “Atmanirbhar Bharat” (Self-sufficient India), stating that the regulations of the previous century will not work in a new century. . .
Our reforms have worried those who have always worked for political gain, he said, adding that the new labor reforms have given women the same pay and opportunities as men so far.
His mentality remained the same as the century turned, he said, attacking the opposition. “You cannot enter the next century with the mindset of the last century,” she said.
Modi said his government’s reforms, including digitizing services and direct money transfers, have saved time and money while eradicating corruption.
The government is constantly trying to reduce the problems of the masses, he said.
Modi stopped his address twice when he saw a person who had some medical problems and ordered officials to treat him.
The prime minister also addressed a public meeting in the village of Sissu in the Lahaul-Spiti region earlier in the day, where he stated that a major transformation has taken place in the way the government operates and that the new Schemes are no longer based on the number of votes of an area whose sole focus now is “development for all”.
This was their first public rally in more than six months since the coronavirus pandemic outbreak forced a national shutdown in March. People sat away from each other according to social distancing protocols at both public gatherings.
Defense Minister Rajnath Singh, Union Minister of State for Finance and Corporate Affairs Anurag Thakur, and Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Jairam Thakur were also present at the public meetings.
Singh highlighted the strategic importance of the tunnel and said it will facilitate the deployment of soldiers and the movement of weapons and rations.
Earlier in the day, Modi inaugurated the strategically important all-weather Atal Tunnel and lashed out at previous governments led by Congress, saying strategic projects were neglected and defense interests compromised for years.
The tunnel, built at a cost of approximately ₹3.3 billion rupees is extremely significant from the standpoint of the country’s defense.
Built by the Border Roads Organization, it has been listed as the longest road tunnel in the world and reduces the distance between Manali and Leh by 46 km. It also cuts travel time from four to five hours.
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