Bhadohi: Hailing the role of Bhadohi in making India one of the largest manufacturers of carpets globally, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said the home-grown industry should now make an endeavour to hold away over 50% of the international market in this segment.
Addressing a public meeting at Almau village in Lalanagar, Modi recalled the legacy of the carpet city and claimed his government was extending help to the sector by introducing modern looms, training weavers and establishing facilitation centres. The idea, he said, was to ensure development of a mega carpet cluster.
Modi was in Bhadohi to garner support for BJP candidates Ramesh Bind and Kesari Devi Patel who are contesting from Bhadohi and Phulpur parliamentary seats, respectively. Also present on the occasion were chief minister Adityanath, deputy CM Keshav Prasad Maurya and several state ministers and party leaders.
Before addressing the gathering, Modi had a word with Bind on the dais. The party nominee was recently caught in a controversy.
On April 30, Bhadohi police had lodged an FIR against Bind, a BSP turncoat, for his alleged hate speech at Gopiganj. He was booked under Section 153A (promoting enmity between different groups on grounds of religion, race, language, etc. and doing acts prejudicial to maintenance of harmony) of the IPC.
The FIR was lodged on the complaint of Rashtriya Brahmin Yuvjan Sabha after a video of Bind’s speech went viral on social media. In the video clip, he is heard threatening the Brahmin community and passing derogatory remarks.
Bind, who has repeatedly denied the allegations, on Sunday said the video was doctored by the opposition. He said the SP-BSP alliance had tried to ensure that his nomination was rejected. When it failed, a fake video was made, he added.
Addressing a public meeting at Almau village in Lalanagar, Modi recalled the legacy of the carpet city and claimed his government was extending help to the sector by introducing modern looms, training weavers and establishing facilitation centres. The idea, he said, was to ensure development of a mega carpet cluster.
The PM further said that the Yogi Adityanath government in the state was patronising Bhadohi under the one district, one product scheme. He said for traders associated with this sector, the structure of GST had also been relaxed. He promised a national trader welfare board if the NDA returned to power after the results of the ongoing general elections were declared.
Modi was in Bhadohi to garner support for BJP candidates Ramesh Bind and Kesari Devi Patel who are contesting from Bhadohi and Phulpur parliamentary seats, respectively. Also present on the occasion were chief minister Adityanath, deputy CM Keshav Prasad Maurya and several state ministers and party leaders.
Before addressing the gathering, Modi had a word with Bind on the dais. The party nominee was recently caught in a controversy.
On April 30, Bhadohi police had lodged an FIR against Bind, a BSP turncoat, for his alleged hate speech at Gopiganj. He was booked under Section 153A (promoting enmity between different groups on grounds of religion, race, language, etc. and doing acts prejudicial to maintenance of harmony) of the IPC.
The FIR was lodged on the complaint of Rashtriya Brahmin Yuvjan Sabha after a video of Bind’s speech went viral on social media. In the video clip, he is heard threatening the Brahmin community and passing derogatory remarks.
Bind, who has repeatedly denied the allegations, on Sunday said the video was doctored by the opposition. He said the SP-BSP alliance had tried to ensure that his nomination was rejected. When it failed, a fake video was made, he added.
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