Modi never looks at Arunachal Pradesh from a political viewpoint: Khandu

Syllad | The Rising MeghalayaMarch 11, 2024

Arunachal Pradesh chief minister Pema Khandu on Monday said that the BJP-led central government under Prime Minister Narendra Modi never looks at Arunachal Pradesh from a political point of view.

Speaking at a public meeting at Ziro in Lower Subansiri district, Khandu quoted Modi’s March 9 speech at Itanagar wherein the Prime Minister mentioned that the government’s outlook towards northeastern states is never based on the party’s strength in the Parliament.

“We contribute only two MPs to the Lok Sabha and only one to Rajya Sabha but this number factor has been overlooked by Modi and since day one has been supporting the state in its accelerated development on all fronts,” Khandu said.

He called upon the people to look around themselves with open mind and witness for themselves the development Arunachal has witnessed since 2014 when Narendra Modi for the first time became the prime minister.

“Earlier governments at the Centre always considered the Northeast unimportant as politically the states here do not contribute much in government formation at Delhi. That’s the only reason for the underdevelopment of northeastern states. We are lucky that Narendra Modi came to power in 2014 and since then changed the fate of these states,” he observed.

On behalf of the people of the state, Khandu extended gratitude to the Prime Minister for announcing developmental projects worth Rs 55,000 crore for the Northeast from Itanagar. He informed that of these Rs 55,000 crore Arunachal Pradesh alone gets a whopping Rs 41,000 crore worth of projects.

Asserting that it’s time to express our gratitude and say ‘thanks’ to Modi, Khandu said the best and only way to do so is by supporting and voting for the BJP candidates in the upcoming Lok Sabha as well as Assembly elections. 

Earlier in the day, Khandu visited the under-construction site of India’s first Integrated Aqua Museum under construction at Tarin here. The project under Pradhan Mantri MatsyaSampada Yojana is expected to revolutionize the state’s fisheries sector and boost livelihoods by providing additional income sources to farmers.

Khandu also launched an AI-based telehealth facility at GyatiTakka General Hospital. This pilot project being implemented in Ziro and Tawang will revolutionize healthcare delivery in the region.

The chief minister also visited the Water Treatment Plant which was virtually dedicated to the people by Prime Minister Modi on March 9.

Five newly completed projects were inaugurated by the chief minister and foundations were laid for two other.

Local legislator and agriculture minister Tage Taki along with party leaders and officials of the district administration were also present.