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NATION | PM Modi’s Gujarat visit
Chief Minister after the devastating earthquake in
2001 to establish Gujarat as a model of develop-
ment for the country by pulling it out of the crum-
bling system are enough to tell about his vision. The
lessons learnt from Gujarat and the vision of Prime
Minister Narendra Modi to develop the state along
with the country were also visible during his two-day
visit on 25 and 26 August. PM Modi said that today,
it is a coincidence that what Gujarat taught me is
being used in the development of the country. On
the first day of his visit, he inaugurated and laid the Message Of Swadeshi
foundation stone of development projects worth Again From Bapu’s Land
more than Rs 5,400 crore in Ahmedabad, which also
includes projects related to railways worth Rs 1,400 PM said- Buy only Swadeshi this festival
crore. On the second day, he flagged off Suzuki’s Referring to the upcoming festivals of Navratri,
first electric car, manufactured in India under the Vijayadashami, Dhanteras and Deepawali, PM Modi
Green Mobility initiative in Hansalpur, and started once again said that... I am requesting you, make a
the production of hybrid battery electrodes at the mantra in your life... whatever we buy, it will be Made
TDSG lithium-ion battery plant. in India, Swadeshi. I want to tell the traders, you
Referring to Gujarat’s contribution to an Aat- can make a huge contribution in taking this country
manirbhar Bharat self-reliant India with industrial forward. You decide, you will not sell foreign goods
development, PM Modi said that at one time, and with great pride put up a board that Swadeshi is
people used to taunt this state for having nothing, sold at my place.
but now every type of industry is expanding on The seeds of ‘Beti Bachao, Beti
the land of Gujarat. Powerful electric locomotive
engines are being made in the Dahod Rail Factory. Padhao’ were sown in Gujarat
Metro coaches are being exported to other coun- PM Modi laid the foundation stone of the second
tries. Motorcycles and cars are being produced in phase of Sardardham Girls’ Hostel. Through a
large numbers. After making aeroplane parts and video message, he also recalled the achievements
of his tenure as the Chief Minister of the state,
their export, now the work of making transport which later became the foundation of the Beti
aircraft has now started in Vadodara. Gujarat has Bachao-Beti Padhao campaign. PM Modi said that
a major share in India’s solar, wind, and nuclear at that time, there were challenges in the state, like
energy capacity. Gujarat is also becoming a big not sending daughters to school and the
centre for electric vehicle manufacturing. The dropout ratio being very high. From
grand memorial of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, infrastructure to all facilities in
located in Kevadia, Gujarat, as the Statue of Unity, schools, he increased them.
has become a centre of inspiration for the country Started a movement to eradicate
and the world. The Sabarmati River in Ahmed- female foeticide. In Gujarat,
abad, which used to be a dry drain, is now adding a worshipper of Shakti, he
to its glory with the Sabarmati River Front. strengthened the campaign
In a meeting held in Ahmedabad, PM Modi of ‘daughter and son being
recalled the glorious saga of Gujarat. He gave equal’. This seed sown in
Gujarat has today become
the message that this land is the land of two a mass movement in the
Mohans. One is Sudarshan Chakradhari Mohan, country in the form of
i.e., Dwarkadhish Shri Krishna, and the other is Beti Bachao-Beti Padhao.
Charkhadhari Mohan, i.e., the saint of Sabarmati,
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