Tag : 'Ajanmagarh'

Azamgarh: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday hailed the 'double engine government' in Uttar Pradesh and said that Azamgarh, a district in the state's eastern part will now be known as 'Ajanmagarh'. Addressing a rally in Azamgarh, earlier seen as a family bastion of Samajwadi Party leader Akhilesh Yadav, Azamgarh, which was once considered backward, is a shining star today and writing a new chapter of development for the country. "...People of Azamgarh - hear one more Modi ki guarantee. I give you one more guarantee. The Azamgarh of tomorrow is 'Ajanmagarh'. This Ajanmagarh' will be the 'garh' of development (baston of all development). This will be the 'garh' of development for eternity. Ye Modi ki guarantee hai. (This is PM Modi's guarantee)" the PM said. "Today, the star of Azamgarh is shining. There was a time when there would be an event in Delhi and other states would join in. Today, the event is being held in Azamgarh and thousands of people from different parts of the country are connecting with Azamgarh," Modi added. The PM took a dig again at RJD leader Lalu Prasad Yadav's recent remark and said 140 crore Indians are his family. "As Uttar Pradesh is scaling the heights of development, the venom of appeasement is weakening...So, 'parivarvaadi' people are baffled and abusing Modi every day. They say Modi doesn't have a family of his own. They forget that the 140 crore people of the country is 'Modi ka Parivar'..." PM Modi said. In a dig at previous governments at the Centre and Uttar Pradesh, the PM said that development projects launched by him across the country should not be seen through the prism of elections. "The foundation stones we laid in 2019 were not for elections. All projects that we laid foundation stones for s ...