Report by Tanya Singh:
Addressing a public gathering, Prime Minister Narendra said that the enthusiasm and energy by the crowd is sending a message from Kolkata to Delhi. “Now West Bengal has made up its mind for ‘poriborton’ (change),” he said.
PM Modi will dedicate to the nation important projects of the oil and gas sector in an event organised at Silapathar in Dhemaji, Assam at 11:30 am on Monday. He will also inaugurate and lay the foundation stone for engineering colleges during the event. Later, he will dedicate to the nation and inaugurate several railway projects in Hooghly, West Bengal. The Prime Minister will inaugurate the extension of Metro Railway from Noapara to Dakshineswar, and flag off the first service on this stretch.
This 4.1 km extension has been constructed at a cost of ₹464 crore, fully funded by the central government. It will decongest road traffic and improve urban mobility. This extension will ease out access to the two world-famous Kali temples at Kalighat and Dakshineswar, for lakhs of tourists and devotees. The two newly built stations namely Baranagar and Dakshineswar have modern passenger amenities and are also aesthetically designed and decorated with murals, photographs, sculptures and idols. He said that a BJP government in the state should be formed not just for political ‘poribartan’ (political change), but ‘asol poribartan’ (real change).
“Lotus will bring that ‘asol poribartan’ that youth aims for,” he said. BJP will work for such a ‘Sonar Bangla’ which will strengthen Bengal’s history and culture. A Bengal where faith, spirituality, and enterprise will be respected; where development will be for all and appeasement of none. A Bengal which will be ‘tolabaji-mukt’ & ‘rojgar-yukt’,” the prime minister reiterated.