Note Ban is a ‘Safaai Abhiyaan’ Against Black Money, Says PM Modi

The PM will also lay the foundation stone of the Char Dham highway project.

Prime Minister Modi will address a rally in Uttarakhand on Tuesday. (Photo Courtesy: Press Information Bureau)

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• Prime Minister Modi inaugurated the Char Dham highway projetc in Dehradun, Uttarakhand
  Addressing a rally, he promised the people of Uttarakhand jobs, electricity and gas connection
  
• Modi said that demonetisation is a ‘safaai abhiyaan’ against black money

Updated at:27th Dec, 2016 at 2:28 PM

Demonetisation is a ‘Safaai Abhiyaan’: Modi

Thanking the crowd for supporting the demonetisation drive, Modi says the country needs to get rid of not only “kaala dhan” (black money) but also “kaala man” (evil intentions).

Calling note ban a “safaai abhiyaan” (cleanliness drive) against black money, Modi tells the crowd that all the black money will be returned to the economy.

Modi says that he is “fighting to make the honest, powerful”. “In one stroke, fake notes, terrorism, human trafficking, drug mafia were dealt with after demonetisation,” he says.

Updated at:27th Dec, 2016 at 2:24 PM

I Wasn’t Elected to Cut Ribbons, Will Weed Out Graft: Modi

Modi made a strong pitch for demonetisation saying that the move is aimed to weed out corruption from the country and give India its long deserving place.

The country, which was once referred to as a 'Golden Bird', has now become the opposite, Modi says.

Pinpointing graft as the biggest stumbling block in the progress of the country, Modi says that he was voted to power with a majority in 2014 by the people of India “not to cut ribbons and light inaugural lamps”.

Updated at:27th Dec, 2016 at 5:37 PM

Modi Rakes Up OROP Issue

He also touched upon the contentious One Rank One Pension scheme (OROP) issue.

“My Army jawans were demanding OROP for the last 40 years, the party that ruled the country then never thought of their demands,” he says.

“Rs 6,600 crore have already been disbursed under OROP and the rest will be disbursed at the earliest,” he tells the crowd.

Updated at:27th Dec, 2016 at 2:28 PM

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PM Modi Assures Electricity, Employment Opportunities

PM Modi tells the crowd that every village in India will receive electricity in the coming days.

“My government took the initiative and said that we will electrify villages within 1,000 days. Over 12,000 villages have already been electrified,” he says.

He says that poor families will receive gas connections and that he will see to it that the Char Dham project offers job opportunities for people from all economic backgrounds.

The economy will change completely during my tenure, he promises.

Updated at:27th Dec, 2016 at 2:24 PM

Previous Governments Did Nothing for the People: PM Modi

Lashing out at previous governments, Modi said: “There have been governments who haven’t been able to provide even basic facilities to the people of this country”.

“Hasty conception of schemes or advertisements showing happy people may give short term political gains but the gains for people will be limited,” he says as a direct attack at previous governments.

“You have overwhelmed me. I can see so many people and I am happy that women have joined this rally in large numbers,” Modi tells the crowd in Dehradun.

Updated at:27th Dec, 2016 at 1:57 PM

Modi Inaugurates Char Dham Highway Project

PM Narendra Modi inaugurates the Char Dham highway development programme in Dehradun. He further says that the Char Dham highway project is a tribute to all those who lost their lives in the Uttarakhand floods.

Modi inaugurating the project. (Photo: ANI)

Modi inaugurating the project. (Photo: ANI)

Updated at:27th Dec, 2016 at 2:24 PM

PM Modi Arrives in Dehradun

Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrives in Dehradun, Uttarakhand to address a parivartan rally.

He will also lay the foundation stone of the Char Dham highway project in Uttarakhand on Tuesday.

The PM said that all efforts would be taken to ensure uninterrupted, all-weather safe journeys for pilgrims to the four shrines. “Adding of bypasses, tunnels, bridges and flyovers will ease travel. Proper slope stabilisation will ensure protection against landslides,” Modi said.

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Updated at:27th Dec, 2016 at 1:53 PM