Shah lauds PM Modi’s development-oriented approach, leadership
AHMEDABAD: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Sunday said Prime Minister Narendra Modi is probably the first leader to create systems ensuring continuation of development work even after he left the post, citing Modi’s tenure as the chief minister of Gujarat.
Shah laid the foundation stone of projects worth ₹244 crore in Ahmedabad and surrounding areas, which are part of his Gandhinagar Lok Sabha constituency, and hailed the development work started in Gujarat after Modi became the state’s chief minister of the state.
“After so much of experience in politics, I have seen many type of leaders. There are some who just allow things to happen at their pace and go to cut the ribbon. There are such leaders also who work hard to ensure best development takes place during their tenure,” Shah said. “But there are some others, probably Narendra bhai is the first such leader, who builds such mechanism that development continues even after they have left,” he said addressing a gathering in Bopal area of the city. He said Gujarat has benefitted a lot from the 14-year rule of Narendra Modi as the chief minister.
“Systems and arrangements were made in those 14 years which ensure development work takes place even after he has left Gujarat,” Shah said.
The Union minister inaugurated a civic centre, a reading centre with a capacity of over 150 students in Bopal area, supply of drinking water to Ghuma, a community hall, party plot and various other projects. He also inaugurated some projects of the Western Railway for redevelopment and increasing facilities at stations in the western part of Ahmedabad.
“It is my endeavour to ensure development of the Gandhinagar Lok Sabha area and I thank all officials who have worked for the completion of these projects,” Shah said. He said the government has started a massive work of providing a ‘suraksha kavach’ (protective shield) against the coronavirus by taking up the vaccination drive. “I am pleased to inform you that around 86 per cent of those aged above 45 and 32 per cent of people in the age group of 18 to 45 have been vaccinated in Ahmedabad. But, this is not enough,” he said.