Prime Minister Narendra Modi said his government is carrying out “holistic reforms”.
Lucknow:
Amid protests by farmers over the new farm laws, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said today that development reforms are needed and that some laws from the last century have now become a burden. At the launch of the Agra subway railway project via video conference, Prime Minister Modi said that the reforms carried out by his government are also being reflected in the election results.
His speech on the importance of reforms comes ahead of Tuesday’s “Bharat Bandh” on the three new agricultural laws. During his short speech, Prime Minister Modi made no direct reference to the new laws or the farmers’ protests.
“Reforms are needed for development. Reforms are very necessary for a new order and to provide new facilities. We cannot build the next century with the laws of the previous century,” he said.
“Some laws that used to be good in the last century have become a burden in the current century. Reforms must be an ongoing process,” he said.
Prime Minister Modi said his government is carrying out “comprehensive reforms.” “Previously, reforms used to occur in a piecemeal fashion, or taking into account some sectors and departments,” the prime minister said.
He said reforms in recent times have given people confidence. “This confidence has been seen in every election in the recent past. A glimmer of this confidence is seen in the election results in all parts of the country, including the UP,” he said.
Prime Minister Modi said that in recent years the poor and the middle class have showered their “unprecedented blessings” on the government’s efforts. He said their support “gives me the courage to do new things and take new initiatives.”
Work is underway on 1,000 km of new metro lines in 27 cities across the country, Prime Minister Modi said. The over Rs 8,300 crore Agro Metro project has two corridors with a total length of 29.4 km and will connect major tourist centers such as Taj Mahal, Agra Fort and Sikandara with train stations and bus stops.
The project is scheduled to be completed in five years. Agra has a population of 26 lakh and 60 lakh of tourists visit the city every year.
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