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PM Modi Jabs Congress ‘Yuvraj’ Rahul Over Remark On UP Youth As He Unveils Projects In Varanasi

PM Modi inaugurated and laid the foundation stone for various development projects worth more than Rs 13,000 crore in Varanasi.

PM Modi In UP: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday inaugurated and laid the foundation stone for various development projects worth more than Rs 13,000 crore in Varanasi as part of his efforts to enhance his parliamentary constituency ahead of the 2024 Lok Sabha elections. While addressing the gathering after the inauguration, the Prime Minister slammed Congress leader Rahul Gandhi over his 'people in Varanasi lying drunk' remark.

The Prime Minister said that the Congress party is taking out its frustration on the youth of Uttar Pradesh. "Congress' Yuvraj says that youth of Kashi & UP are 'nashedi'. What kind of language is this?. Now they are taking out their frustration on the youth of Uttar Pradesh. The youth of UP are busy in building a developed state," PM Modi said.

PM Modi inaugurated and laid the groundwork for many road projects in Varanasi, including the four-laning of the Ghargra-Bridge-Varanasi length of National Highway 233 and the Sultanpur-Varanasi section of National Highway 56. During the rally, PM Modi said, "Uttar Pradesh has decided to give 100% seats to Modi, to NDA (in Lok Sabha elections)."

The prime minister will also inaugurate an HPCL LPG bottling plant in Sewapuri, a Banas Kashi Sankul milk processing unit at UPSIDA Agro Park Karkhiyaon, various infrastructure projects at UPSIDA Agro Park Karkhiyaon, and a silk fabric printing common facility center for weavers to boost regional industrial development.

Speaking on the developement in Varanasi, PM Modi said, "in the last 10 years, the speed of development in Varanasi has also increased by many times."

PM Modi will lay the groundwork for a National Institute of Fashion Technology (NIFT) in Varanasi, bolstering the city's renowned textile industry. According to the announcement, the new institute would boost the textile sector's education and training infrastructure. The prime minister will lay the groundwork for a new medical college in Varanasi, therefore improving the city's healthcare system. He will also lay the foundation stone of the National Center for Ageing.

 

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