'Inherent habit' of Congress to abandon any development work that's difficult: PM Modi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday alleged that the Congress has an inherent habit of abandoning any development work that is difficult and this caused significant harm to the NortheastAddressing a rally at Indira Gandhi Park in Itanagar after unveiling development projects worth over Rs 5100 crore Modi hailed the GST reforms stating that people would receive a double bonanza this festive season with the lower rates coming into effect on the first day of NavratriThe PM said he knew that the Northeast couldnt be developed from Delhi and so he sent ministers and officers more frequently to the region and himself came here more than 70 timesOne inherent habit of Congress is that they never take up development work which is difficult to do they abandon it This habit of Congress caused significant harm to Arunachal Pradesh and the entire Northeast In the hilly and forested areas where development work was challenging Congress would declare the regions backward and simply forget them he claimedModi said areas once considered impossible for building roads now have modern highwaysThe Sela tunnel which was once unthinkable is now a proud identity of Arunachal The Hollongi airport has a new terminal and has flights connecting directly to Delhi This has eased travel for students and tourists and also helps farmers to send their produce to big markets he saidThe PM claimed that the Congress overlooked Arunachal Pradesh as it has only two Lok Sabha seatsWhen I was given the opportunity to serve the nation in 2014 I resolved to free the country from the mindset of Congress Our guiding principle is not the number of votes or seats in any state but nation first Our only mantra is nagrik devo bhava the citizen is God he saidModi worships those whom no one has ever asked about That is why Arunachal Pradesh which was neglected during Congress rule has since 2014 become a centre of developmental priority he addedThe PM said the projects he unveiled were an example of double benefits of the doubleengine governmentArunachal is moving forward The new power projects announced today will make the state a major power producer create thousands of jobs and provide affordable electricity he saidBe it ease of education ease of business ease of travel or ease of treatment our doubleengine government is working to make life easier for every citizen he saidThe PM laid the foundation stones for two major hydropower projects over the Yarjep river in the Shi Yomi district and a convention centre in TawangThe TatoI project with a capacity of 186 mw will be developed jointly by the Arunachal Pradesh government and the North Eastern Electric Power Corporation Limited NEEPCO at Rs 1750 crore It is expected to generate around 802 million units of electricity annuallyThe 240mw Heo project will also be developed by the state government and NEEPCO at Rs 1939 crore It is expected to produce 1000 million units of electricity each yearThe PM said India has set a target to build 500 gw of renewable energy capacity by 2030The convention centre in Tawang for which he laid the foundation stone will be built under the PMDevINE scheme at Rs 14537 crore It will have a capacity to host over 1500 people and boost the tourism and cultural potential of the regionModi also launched several other infrastructure projects worth over Rs 1290 crore catering to various sectors including connectivity healthcare and fire safetyHe said the Northeast is no longer distant for the government in Delhi and central ministers have visited the region over 800 times in the last decade often staying overnight in remote areasAs the prime minister I have come to the Northeast more than 70 times Just last week I was in Mizoram Manipur and Assam The Northeast is no longer distant neither by road nor by heart Delhi is no longer far from you We have brought Delhi to your doorstep he saidHe said the state which witnesses the countrys first sunrise is now also receiving the first rays of development after decades of neglectAsserting that every person in the state is a symbol of bravery and unity Modi said Just like the first colour of the Tricolour is saffron the first colour of Arunachal too is saffron as it sees the first sunriseModi alleged the border villages were neglected by successive Congress governments leading to the migration of people from these areasThrough the Vibrant Village Programme over 450 border villages in Arunachal now have roads electricity internet and tourism facilities They are turning into new centres of tourism he saidThe PM also announced that heliports will be developed in remote areas of the state under the UDAAN schemeHe said that his visit coincided with three important occasions the beginning of Navratri the rollout of GST reforms and the unveiling of the development projectsToday nextgeneration GST reforms have been implemented across the country and the GST Bachat Utsav has begun During the season of festivals the people have received a double bonanza he saidThe GST reforms will reduce kitchen budget helping women he saidThe PM said the previous Congress government kept on increasing taxes even as everything got expensive and corruption was happening everywhereCongress imposed a heavy tax burden on the people but our government has gradually reduced taxes giving relief he saidThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever