After addressing a rally at Gandhi Maidan, Patna, Prime Minister Narendra Modi reached Amethi, the constituency of Congress President Rahul Gandhi, to inaugurate and lay down the foundation stone of various developmental projects including the launch of Kalashnikov rifles manufacturing factory. Addressing the public meeting in Kauhar, Amethi, Modi greeted the people of Amethi in the regional style saying, “Jai Ram Ji ki! Aur Aap logan k haalchaal kaise hain?”. He thanked people for coming in such large numbers.
He said that Amethi is a good example of the slogan of ‘Sabka Sath Sabka Vikas’ given by the BJP during the 2014 Lok Sabha Election.
During 2014 we had said – ‘Sabka Sath, Sabka Vikas’, Amethi is a good example of our that motto: PM @narendramodi #ModiInAmethi pic.twitter.com/xXexuyAp6v
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Modi announced that the AK-203 rifle, one the most advanced rifles in the world, will now be manufactured in the ordinance factory in Korba in a joint venture with Russia. He thanked the President of Russia Vladimir Putin for the collaboration and said that these rifles will be of great help to our security forces in fighting terrorists and naxals.
कोरबा की ऑर्डिनेंस फैक्ट्री में दुनिया की सबसे आधुनिक बंदूकों में से एक, AK-203, बनाया जाएगा: पीएम श्री @narendramodi #ModiInAmethi
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Taking a dig at Rahul Gandhi Modi said that people keep delivering speeches around the world promising made in Ujjain, made in Jaipur, made in Jaisalmer things but they failed to deliver this promise in Amethi. Attacking the Congress, PM Modi said that the factory in Korba was set up to manufacture modern rifles but its full potential was never utilised.
The factory of Korba was built to create modern rifles, but it has never been used for its full potential: PM @narendramodi https://t.co/OmlsaB4f7T #ModiInAmethi
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Criticising Rahul Gandhi on the issue of unemployment in Amethi, Modi said that people who preach sermons about unemployment could not provide employment to the people of Amethi. Modi also mentioned that fact that no bullet-proof jackets were provided to our soldiers between 2009 to 2014.
Our brave security personnel were made to face the enemy without bulletproof jackets. The previous govts made our forces wait for modern ammunition and fighter aircraft: PM @narendramodi #ModiInAmethi
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He launched a scathing attack on the Congress Party over the Rafale issue saying that despite the Supreme court judgement and the CAG report giving a clean chit to the government they are raising questions about it and that is only because they did not get any commission in this deal.
Concluding his speech Union Minister for the work done by her in Amethi and also President of Russia. He also praised Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharam for the decisions taken by her during the recent war-like situation between India and Pakistan.