Modi: KMP Expressway shows determination
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Gurgaon (Har), Nov.
19: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday slammed the previous Congress regime in Haryana for creating “obstacles” and “delaying projects” which he said caused loss to the state as he inaugurated the KundliManesar section of the KMP Expressway.
He also inaugurated the
3.2 km-long BallabhgarhMujesar Metro rail link, which would facilitate travel for the people of Delhi and Faridabad and laid the foundation stone of the Shri Vishwakarma Skill University, which will come up at Dudhola in Palwal district.
Addressing a public gathering in Sultanpur later, Modi said with the inauguration of the KMP project, BallabhgarhMujesar rail link and the foundation stone of the skill varsity being laid, Haryana has taken one more step towards allround development. “Today’s day is important for Haryana.” He said with the inauguration of the KundliManesar section, the entire 135 km stretch of the KMP has been completed.
Taking a dig at the previous Congress regime without naming it, Modi, while referring to the KMP project, said today’s occasion is to remember two pictures — one when a work is done and completed with determination, which he said is reflective of his government, on the other hand second picture shows and reminds us of how work was done during the previous regime.
“That picture reminds us that work on this expressway had been going on for 12 years...This project should have been completed 8-9 years ago, but it did not happen,” he said. “Atkana, bhatkana aur latkana wale sanskriti mein (the culture of creating obstacles, misguiding and delaying)...Haryana ka, janta ka kitna nuksan kiya hai (caused loss to the people),” he said taking a veiled dig at the
Congress.
Modi said the KMP project was to be completed much earlier and used during the Commonwealth Games held in Delhi, but that did not happen.
Blaming the previous regime over the KMP
project, he said the cost had escalated manifold from `1,200 crore earlier.
The prime minister said while the KMP Expressway and the metro rail link projects will help in bringing revolution in connectivity, the university will
empower youth at the same time. Modi said when the NDA government had come to power, he himself took meetings pertaining to this project and did regular followups with the present Haryana government.
—PTI