‘Naraz Fufa now has work’: PM Modi takes swipe at critics in Gujarat

Prime Minister PM Narendra Modi on Tuesday slammed those who questioned his governments development record once again labelling them as Naraz Fufa angry uncleWhile speaking at the NaMo for Viksit Bharat programme in Gujarats Vadodara where he inaugurated and laid the foundation stones for development projects worth Rs 35000 crore PM Modi said the countrys work culture has transformed over the last 12 years after the BJP came to powerOne of the projects is a 2800kilometre dedicated freight corridor DFC which Modi called a historic achievement for the 21st centuryTaking a dig at those who would question the usefulness of the corridor project Modi said One Naraz Fufa ji will say What will the truck drivers doNaraz Fufa now has work he said without naming Congress leader Rahul GandhiPM frames freight corridors as the backbone of tradeAfter 2014 India built 50000 modern rail coaches but the previous Congress regime could not build even 50000 toilets in 10 years Modi statedHe inaugurated three important sections of the Western DFC connecting Jawaharlal Nehru Port in Navi Mumbai with Dadri in Uttar Pradesh marking the projects completionDedicated freight corridors are the lifeline of a fastdeveloping India Indias transformation is accelerating because of this modern freight network Modi saidEarlier passenger and goods trains had to run on the same tracks slowing down both passenger travel and freight movement but the DFC changed this he saidAfter 2014 with your blessings when I reached Delhi and as soon as we arrived there we began accelerating this project Work on the 2800 km dedicated freight corridors has been completed today he addedToday the Eastern and Western Freight Corridors are becoming the main backbone of the countrys trade and business Modi statedModi said the 2800km DFC was a testament to how the countryrsquos work culture had transformed over the past 12 yearsPM Modi takes indirect aim at Rahul GandhiThe idea for this Dedicated Freight Corridor began in 2004 In 2006 a special company was established to carry out this work and until 2014 files just kept shuffling from one place to another Unfortunately even these files werent fortunate enough to get a dedicated corridor The files would get stuck hang around and wander aimlessly he statedHe also took a swipe at Gandhis Chhatron Ki Goonj initiative saying youngsters would stand with the truth and not be misled by what he termed Jhooth ki Goonj echo of liesAt every nook and corner you will find people who will try to mislead you through Jhooth Ki Goonj but todays youth will stand with the truth PM Modi assertedChhatron Ki Goonj is a studentdialogue campaign started by the Congress in which programmes are being organised in numerous cities across the countryThrough the campaign the Opposition party is trying to corner the ruling BJP on problems such as exam question paper leaks costly education irregularities in government recruitment and unemployment ratesPM Modi said the youth could see how intently the government was working across various sectors including solar wind hydro and nuclear energy He also urged the youth to develop expertise in Artificial Intelligence AIThe youth of the country have to become experts in AI and we want our youth to excel in the field he statedModi flagged off freight train services from New Sanand New Makarpura New Umbergaon and New JNPT in Navi Mumbai He also flagged off a passenger train service between Tanda Road and VadodaraWith inputs from PTI