Amid nationwide protests on Agneepath scheme, PM Narendra Modi made a giant assertion in the present day – it is the nation’s “misfortune” that many good issues introduced with good intentions get trapped in politics. PM Narendra Modi made no direct references to the continued Agneepath protests, they got here at a time when political events are opposing Agneepath scheme – Centre’s mega coverage initiative in Armed forces’ recruitment.
The Prime Minister made the remarks whereas inaugurating the principle tunnel and 5 underpasses of the Pragati Maidan Integrated Transit Corridor.
Modi cited plenty of initiatives, together with Eastern and Western Peripheral Expressways, greater than doubling of metro tracks in Delhi-NCR and the Delhi-Meerut freeway amongst different initiatives, as steps taken by his authorities to unravel the area’s issues.
“It is our nation’s misfortune that many good issues introduced with good intentions get trapped in political colors. Media additionally will get dragged into it on account of its TRP compulsions,” Modi stated, including that the development of the Central Vista undertaking and the brand new Parliament constructing is occurring at a quick tempo now.
“India’s capital shall be talked about in the approaching days and each Indian shall be proud,” he stated.
The prime minister was referring to final yr’s inauguration of the defence complicated, which he famous earlier operated out of dilapidated hutments unfold throughout an enormous stretch of land close to Rashtrapati Bhavan.
The central vista undertaking, an enormous revamp train in the guts of India’s seat of energy, had drawn protests from a piece of activists and opposition events that went to courtroom. The Pragati Maidan Integrated Transit Corridor had additionally confronted some protests.