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Narendra Modi in Gujarat Day 2 LIVE: PM inaugurates medical college, hospital; to begin address shortly

IndiaFP StaffOct, 08 2017 12:14:03 IST
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Narendra Modi in Gujarat Day 2 LIVE: PM inaugurates medical college, hospital; to begin address shortly

  • 12:14 (IST)

    Modi invokes history to laud Vadnagar

    Modi said that the archeological excavations from Vadnagar have become the focal point of world community. He said that Vadnagar is now the only place in the world which has been continuously been inhabitant by people. Modi said that Vadnagar was a major Buddhist learning centre in the ancient times. 

  • 12:11 (IST)

    I will work harder for Gujarat, says Modi

    "I will work harder for the people of Gujarat. I will work on the ideals taught by the people of Vadnagar, I promise it," Modi said. 

  • 12:10 (IST)

    Modi lauds Vadnagar

    "Whatever I am today, it is all because of Vadnagar and its people," says Narendra Modi.

  • 12:08 (IST)

    Modi invokes Field Marshal Carriappa to begin speech

    "Once Carriappa went to his village, where he said that the experience of being welcomed by natives is something which cannot be compared," Modi said. "I feel the same," said Modi.

  • 12:05 (IST)

    Modi has begun his address

  • Recap: What Rahul Gandhi said during his Saurashtra tour

    In Gujarat, to kickstart Congress' campaign under the theme, "Yuva Rojgar, Kisan Adhikar", Gandhi delineated the party's national theme for 2019 as he said while addressing village meetings, that the country faced two burning issues, “one is the lack of jobs for lakhs of youth; and the other is the farmer plunging into deeper crisis".

  • Good reception to Modi might have unnerved BJP

    Saurashtra is like Uttar Pradesh of Gujarat for it sends the maximum number of MLAs, 52, to the 182-member state Assembly and is the BJP’s bastion for two decades. Congress getting an unusually positive response to Gandhi in this region is a matter of concern for the BJP, which depends completely on the persona of Modi.

  • Recap: Modi launches six infrastructure projects on Saturday

    By Saturday afternoon itself, the prime minister had laid foundation stones of as many as six infrastructure projects: Signature sea link bridge from Dwarka to the popular island pilgrimage centre, Bet Dwarka, four-laning of Dwarka-Porbander highway as well as Gadu-Porbander road, four laning of Rajkot-Morbi state highway, six laning of major Ahmedabad-Rajkot highway and Rajkot International Airport.

  • 11:43 (IST)

    PMO tweets about the enthusiastic atmosphere in Vadnagar

  • 11:36 (IST)

    BJP Gujarat praises Modi's tenure as CM for boosting medical education

  • 11:32 (IST)

    Narendra Modi to launch Mission Indra Dhanush, a immunisation drive in Vadnagar

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  • Narendra Modi at his Vadnagar school

    When Modi reach​ed his school, he got down from his car impromptu leaving all security​ barricades aside and he went inside, followed by the crowds. Before entering the school, he sat down on the floor and bowed down at the entrance.  ​

  • BJP mobilises students to attend Modi's address

    Hundreds of school students were mobilised by the local unit of the Bharatiy​a Janata Party to attend Modi's public address in his hometown Vadnagar, where he has come for the first time after becoming the prime minister in 2014. The students are attired in saffron or white dresses, with saffron caps. The T-shirts have the logo "Welcome NaMo." printed on them. 

  • 11:10 (IST)

    Narendra Modi at Hatkeshwar temple

    Image courtesy: Twitter @BJP4India

  • Modi gets a hero's welcome in Vadnagar

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    Every nook and every corner of the town was choc-a-bloc with people to receive him. The massive crowds made an emotional Modi hold a roadshow that was not part of the itinerary. Modi hung out of his Range Rover SUV through the route and waved at the surging crowds. 

  • 11:05 (IST)

    Modi launches development projects in Vadnagar

    Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani, Deputy Chief Minister Nitin Patel and Union Minister JP Nadda are also present with Modi, News18 reports.

  • Modi inaugurates new hospital in Vadnagar

    Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated a Rs 500 crore modern six-storey Civil Hospital associated with the local medical college. He interacted with the medical students in the college in their own classroom. This hospital is set to cater to lakhs of patients in North Gujarat and south Rajasthan, which borders the region. 

  • 10:59 (IST)

    Narendra Modi interacts with the students of the medical college

  • 10:59 (IST)

    Modi inaugurates medical college

  • Modi turns emotional in Vadnagar  

    While visiting his school, an emotional Narendra Modi smeared his forehead with​ ​the sand of Vadnagar and kneeled his head to the ground.

  • Why the GST decision is important for BJP's electoral calculation

    The BJP's biggest and the most loyal vote bank in Gujarat has been the urban middle class and GST has hit them the most, coming as it did after the sledgehammer impact of demonetisation. Rupani has also announced that petrol and diesel prices will come down in the state, though he has not given a timeframe.

  • Why Modi's visit to Gujarat is so crucial

    The perception in the BJP, that is ruling Gujarat since 1995, and rightly so is that Modi alone could dwarf all caste contradictions and anti-incumbency in the state just by a few visits with his "vikas purush" (development man) positioning. That the prime minister is on a veritable foundation stone-laying spree during this visit is also to forcefully drum home the message of development.

  • 10:37 (IST)

    Narendra Modi prays at Vadnagar's Hatkeshwar temple

  • 10:36 (IST)

    Watch: Modi bows down while visiting his school in Vadnagar

  • 10:25 (IST)

    Modi meets the crowd during roadshow

  • 10:24 (IST)

    Two public addresses expected

    After addressing a public gathering in his hometown Vadnagar, Narendra Modi is also expected to address a public gathering in Bharuch, a key town in South Gujarat, 

  • 10:21 (IST)

    Modi to also inaugurate Buddhist centre in North Gujarat

    Prime Minister Narendra Modi will lay the foundation stone of the Rs 1,200-crore Devi Ni Mori International Buddhist complex near Shamlaji in Aravalli district, also in North Gujarat, News18 reported.

  • 10:18 (IST)

    Modi will be pass by his old school, railway station

    According to News18, Prime Minister Narendra Modi would pass by his school and also the old railway station where his father's tea stall was located. The hoardings also highlight several achievements of Modi's three-year rule at the Centre.

  • 10:14 (IST)

    Recap: Modi takes potshots at Congress

    Under attack over the Gujarat model of development, Modi took a swipe at the Congress over economic progress under its governments, saying for them it meant installing a hand pump and asking for votes in return.

  • 10:09 (IST)

    Vadnagar all set to welcome Modi

    Images courtesy: @BJP4India

  • 10:07 (IST)

    PM Modi tweeted last night

  • 10:02 (IST)

    Modi's roadshow still underway

  • 09:59 (IST)

    Modi's itinerary after Vadnagar

    In the afternoon, he will reach Bharuch and lay the foundation stone for Bhadbhut Barrage to be built over Narmada River. Modi will also flag off the Antyodaya Express between Udhna (Surat, Gujarat) and Jaynagar (Bihar). He will address a public meeting in Bharuch before returning to Delhi.

  • 09:58 (IST)

    Recap: Early Diwali for traders, says Modi

    Prime Minister Narendra Modi said yesterday's changes in the GST regime giving relief to small and medium businesses have been hailed across the country as they kindled the festive mood of Diwali a fortnight before it is celebrated.

  • 09:49 (IST)

    First visit to Vadnagar after becoming PM

    While Modi has visited Gujarat quite often in the last three and a half years, this is prime minister's first visit to Vadnagar after he took power in May 2014.

  • 09:45 (IST)

    A few images from Vadnagar

  • 09:39 (IST)

    Watch: Modi's roadshow in Vadnagar

  • 09:38 (IST)

    Narendra Modi begins his roaddshow in Vadnagar

  • 09:37 (IST)

    Vadnagar gears up for Modi's visit 

  • 09:34 (IST)

    Narendra Modi arrives in Vadnagar

  • 09:32 (IST)

    Modi in Gujarat for third time in a month

    The prime minister is in the poll-bound home state for a third time in less than a month. Last time around, he inaugurated the Sardar Sarovar Dam project. Before that he had welcomed Japan's Shinzo Abe to his home state during his state visit. 

  • 09:26 (IST)

    Recap: Modi remembered his childhood while speaking at IIT-Gandhinagar

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    While opening his speech, Modi remembered his childhood days when he sold tea at the railway station in his hometown Vadnagar. "You all are IITians. But I am the one who is just a 'teaian', a chaiwala" Modi said, evoking laughter from the audience.

    PTI

  • 09:20 (IST)

    Recap: Modi met his old friend at Dwarka temple

    Prime Minister Narendra Modi today met his old friend and long-time RSS pracharak Haribhai Adhunik during his visit to the famous Dwarkadhish Temple. While leaving the temple after offering prayers this morning, Modi walked towards Adhunik upon spotting him standing with some people in the temple courtyard.

     
    Apart from being an RSS worker, Dwarka-resident Adhunik is also a member of the administrative committee of the famous temple.
     
    PTI

  • 09:09 (IST)

    Modi to inaugurate a renewed Vadnagar station 

    Modi is also scheduled to dedicate the redeveloped Sharmistha Lake to the people and inaugurate other public works, including the facelift of the Vadnagar railway station, where he is once said to have sold tea as a school boy, reports IANS.

  • 09:07 (IST)

    Modi to visit Vadnagar today

    Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be visiting his home town of Vadnagar and inaugurate a Rs 500 crore government hospital and a medical college. Modi spent his formative years in Vadnagar before leaving home to pursue a life in public service. 

  • 09:04 (IST)

    Updates for 8 October 2017 begin

  • 19:54 (IST)

    Okha-Bet Dwarka bridge will boost tourism: Modi

  • 19:47 (IST)

    Narendra Modi's schedule for tomorrow: PM to visit Vadnagar, Bharuch

    On Sunday morning, he will visit his birthplace Vadnagar.

    He will then launch the Intensified Mission Indradhanush, to accelerate progress towards the goal of full immunisation coverage.

    The mission will provide greater focus on urban areas and other pockets of low immunization coverage, according to a statement.

    The prime minister will also distribute e-tablets to health workers to mark the launch of ImTeCHO (Innovative mobile-phone Technology for Community Health Operations).

    ImTeCHO is aimed at improving the performance of community health workers ASHAs (Accredited Social Health Activists) through better supervision, support and motivation for increasing coverage of proven maternal, newborn and child health interventions among resource-poor settings in India.

    The same afternoon, the prime minister will reach Bharuch and lay the foundation stone for Bhadbhut Barrage, to be built over the Narmada River.

    He will flag off the Antyodaya Express between Udhna (Surat, Gujarat), and Jaynagar (Bihar).

    He will unveil plaques to mark the laying of foundation stone, and inauguration of various plants of Gujarat Narmada Fertilizer Corporation.

    He will also address a public meeting before returning to Delhi.

    Read more here

  • 19:38 (IST)

    Modi on digital literacy and PMGDISHA

  • 19:33 (IST)

    Recap: No substitute for development, says Modi

    "There is no substitute for development. Everybody, even a very poor person, wants development. If you ask any poor person if he wants a house, he would say yes. You cannot give houses to the poor without development," Modi said.

    He was apparently alluding to the campaign mounted by the Congress and other opposition parties, especially on social media, rubbishing the Gujarat model of developmnent under the BJP rule.

    The state unit of the BJP has decided to take on the Congress' aggressive 'development has gone mad' campaign with its slogan of 'I am development'.

    Read more here

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On Sunday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit his hometown Vadnagar in North Gujarat to inaugurate a Rs 500-crore civil hospital and a medical college.

Modi is also scheduled to dedicate the redeveloped Sharmistha Lake to the people and inaugurate other public works, including the facelift of the Vadnagar railway station, where he is once said to have sold tea as a school boy.

Modi on Saturday said Diwali had come early because of the relaxation in GST rules that brought some relief to small and medium businesses.

Modi sounded the poll bugle for the assembly elections to be conducted later this year in Gujarat by addressing a gathering in the temple town of Dwarka after laying the foundation stone for a four-lane signature bridge costing Rs 900 crore linking Dwarka with the island religious tourist centre of Bet Dwarka.

"Today, everywhere it is being said that Diwali has come 15 days ahead due to the decisions taken in the GST Council (on Friday). I am happy," he said at the beginning of his two-day Gujarat visit.

Modi said the decision to relax the GST provisions for small traders, businessmen and exporters was in keeping with the Centre's promise to review the working of the new tax regime from time-to-time.

"We had said we will study all aspects relating to GST for three months, including the shortcomings. And thus, the decisions were taken with consensus at the GST Council," he said.

Accusing the previous UPA government at the centre of stalling development projects in Gujarat, Modi recalled the difficulties the state faced when the Congress ruled the country and he was the state chief minister.

"Despite my best efforts, I could not make them (UPA government) to wake up from their slumber," said the prime minister.

Modi stressed that his government would continue giving priority to development by enhancing connectivity and took a dig at his critics, especially in the wake of a viral social media campaign "Development has gone crazy", targeting his government.

File image of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Image courtesy: PIB

File image of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Image courtesy: PIB

Modi said development would continue to be the driving force of his initiatives.

"This generation may have suffered poverty but we would take development to such heights that future generations do not get to see poverty. The world's attention is being drawn to India. People are coming to invest here. All this will bring opportunities for the people of India."

He also announced the setting up of the country's first and biggest Marine Police training institute at Mojak in Devbhoomi Dwarka district of the state.

"I would like to give a gift to the people of Gujarat that will benefit the entire country. For security of coastal area, we are working to modernise Marine Police (who look after coastal security till 5 km from the shore).

"To help train policemen from across the country, a Marine Police training and research institute will be set up near Mojak," Modi said.

Modi at Rajkot

 

Modi on Saturday said that the present central government is the first since independence that has formulated a National Civil Aviation Policy (NCAP) for providing air connectivity to smaller cities.

Modi talked about the NCAP at a foundation stone laying ceremony held here for development of a new airport.

According to state-run Airports Authority of India (AAI), Modi who addressed a gathering at the ceremony, highlighted the importance that an airport plays in achieving development goals of a region and a state.

"He (Modi) also brought to light the fact that for the new greenfield airport coming up between Rajkot and Surendranagar districts, 96 per cent of the land used was barren land of government of Gujarat," the AAI statement said.

The Gujarat government had proposed a greenfield airport at Hirasar, Rajkot as the existing airport faces capacity constrains with no further scope for expansion.

The initial development phase cost of the new airport has been pegged at Rs 1,405 crore.

Commenting on the new airport project being handled by AAI, Civil Aviation Minister P. Ashok Gajapathi Raju said: "Since the existing airport has no scope of further expansion and is not positioned well to meet the potential traffic demand, the new airport being constructed by AAI will surely meet the futuristic demands of Rajkot and will further add to the infrastructural development of this expanding city."

The existing Rajkot airport currently witnesses around 100 movements per week and handled over 4 lakh passengers during 2016-17.

During his two-day trip, Modi is expected to address as many as six public meetings, launching various schemes and projects at five places in three regions of the poll-bound state.

With inputs from IANS


Published Date: Oct 08, 2017 11:13 am | Updated Date: Oct 08, 2017 12:14 pm


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