Bengaluru Mysuru Expressway: Prime Minister Narendra Modi has reached Mandya in Karnataka on Sunday. Here he 95 kilometer long Bengaluru Inaugurated the Mysore Expressway project. During this, he said in his address that today the foundation stone of Mysore-Kushalnagar 4 lane highway was also laid. All these projects will give a new direction in the way of development. Congratulations to all of you for this.

PM Modi mentioned about double engine government

PM Narendra Modi said that it is the effort of the double engine government that we repay your love with interest and by doing fast development. He said that the project whose foundation stone was laid today is a part of that. The Prime Minister said that for a long time people traveling between the two cities used to complain about heavy traffic, but now this expressway will cover the distance in just one hour.

Congress never bothered about the sufferings of the poor

Prime Minister Narendra Modi in his address in Mandya further said that both Bengaluru and Mysore are important cities of Karnataka. One is known as technology and the other is known as culture and both are very important for modern India. He said that before there was Congress government at the center. In those days, he had left no stone unturned to destroy the poor man. The Congress government had looted thousands of crores of money meant for the development of the poor. Congress has never bothered about the sufferings of the poor.

India has increased its infrastructure budget manifold

Prime Minister Modi said in Karnataka that in the last 9 years more than 3 crore houses were built for the poor in the country. Under which lakhs of houses were built in Karnataka. He said that in Karnataka under Jal Jeevan Mission Tap water has also been made available to lakh families. He said that today Karnataka and the country are changing with projects like Sagarmala and Bharatmala. PM Modi said, when the world was battling with Kovid, India had increased its infrastructure budget manifold.

Krishna Raja Wadiyar and Sar M Visvesvaraya were the sons of this land: PM

Narendra Modi said that whenever the vision of infrastructure is discussed, the names of two great people Krishna Raja Wadiyar and Sir M Visvesvaraya come to the fore. Both of them were sons of this land. He gave thought and strength to the country. Also turned disaster into opportunities. The Prime Minister said that infrastructure does not just bring convenience with it, it also brings employment, investment and means of earning. Over the years, we have invested more than Rs 1 lakh crore in highway projects in Karnataka alone.

PM Modi road show in Mandya

Earlier, the Prime Minister did a roadshow in Mandya, Karnataka. During this, a large number of people stood in long queues on both sides of the roads and flowers were showered on the Prime Minister’s car. People also started cheering. Let us tell that this is his sixth visit to the state this year.

#WATCH | Thousands of people line along the streets of Mandya to extend a warm welcome to PM Modi

PM will dedicate the Bengaluru-Mysuru Expressway to the nation and lay the foundation stone for Mysuru-Kushalnagar 4-lane highway here

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— ANI (@ANI) March 12, 2023 Assembly elections will be held in Karnataka in May

The presence of the Prime Minister in Mandya is also important from the political point of view, as assembly elections are to be held in the state in May. Mandya district is a major part of the old Mysuru region and has traditionally been a stronghold of the Janata Dal Secular (S). The district has seven assembly constituencies and all but one are held by the JD(S). BJP was able to make inroads in Mandya district by winning one seat (KR Pet) during the by-elections held in 9923.

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Sun, Mar 12, 2023, 1: 47 PM IST