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AHMEDABAD: Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on Wednesday, claimed that there had been a conspiracy to defame Gujarat globally within the aftermath of the 2002 Gujarat riots and accused the then central authorities of displaying indifference to the state’s improvement. Modi made these remarks as a part of his tackle on the twentieth anniversary of Vibrant Gujarat Global Summit in Ahmedabad.
He mentioned he was a first-time chief minister and confronted crises such because the 2001 earthquake, previous drought years, the collapse of cooperative banks, the 2002 Godhra tragedy and the state-wide violence in its aftermath.
Addressing the gathering, PM Modi remarked: “In 2001, there was an uproar in the economic life of Gujarat. In a way, the financial sector of Gujarat was in crisis. At that time, I had become an MLA for the first time, this role was also new for me, I had no experience of running a government. But the challenge was huge.”
“Meanwhile, another incident happened. The heart-wrenching incident of Godhra took place and in the circumstances that followed, Gujarat burst into flames of violence. Hardly anyone would have imagined such a dire situation. Even though I did not have much experience as a Chief Minister at that time, I had unwavering faith in Gujarat and the people of Gujarat.” he added.
Attacking the opposition, the PM mentioned “Those who carry an agenda were busy analyzing the events in their own way even at that time. It was said that youth from Gujarat, industries from Gujarat, businessmen from Gujarat will all move out, migrate and Gujarat will be so ruined that it will become a huge burden for the country.”
“A conspiracy was hatched to defame Gujarat before the world. An attempt was made to create an atmosphere of despair. It was said that Gujarat would never be able to stand on its own feet. Even in that crisis, I resolved that no matter what the circumstances were, I would take Gujarat out of it.” he claimed.
The Prime Minister remembered the indifference of the then-central authorities in direction of Gujarat.
“…Those who ran central government earlier used to link Gujarat’s development with politics. Ministers from the central government refused to come to the Vibrant Gujarat Summit. They used to threaten foreign investors and attempted to stop them from coming to Gujarat. Even after so much threatening, foreign investors came to Gujarat” Modi alleged.
The prime minister mentioned this was attainable due to good governance, honest and policy-driven governance, and an equal system of development and transparency, regardless of no particular incentive.
The Prime Minister defined the success of the Vibrant Gujarat Global Summit by means of its journey.
The 2003 version attracted just a few hundred individuals; immediately greater than 40000 individuals and delegates and 135 international locations participate within the summit, he knowledgeable. The variety of exhibitors has additionally elevated from 30 in 2003 to greater than 2000 immediately.
He mentioned that India has develop into the third-largest financial system on the planet. He requested the industrialists to concentrate on sectors that can assist with new prospects for India. He requested for a dialogue to happen within the startup ecosystem, agri-tech, meals processing, and Shri Anna.
Later, Prime Minister Modi additionally inaugurated improvement tasks price Rs 5,206 crore in Chhota Udepur, Gujarat, which incorporates the supply of village Wi-Fi services in 22 districts. The PM additionally mentioned concerning the Nari Shakti Vandan Adhiniyam’ in Vadodara.
AHMEDABAD: Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on Wednesday, claimed that there had been a conspiracy to defame Gujarat globally within the aftermath of the 2002 Gujarat riots and accused the then central authorities of displaying indifference to the state’s improvement. Modi made these remarks as a part of his tackle on the twentieth anniversary of Vibrant Gujarat Global Summit in Ahmedabad.
He mentioned he was a first-time chief minister and confronted crises such because the 2001 earthquake, previous drought years, the collapse of cooperative banks, the 2002 Godhra tragedy and the state-wide violence in its aftermath.
Addressing the gathering, PM Modi remarked: “In 2001, there was an uproar in the economic life of Gujarat. In a way, the financial sector of Gujarat was in crisis. At that time, I had become an MLA for the first time, this role was also new for me, I had no experience of running a government. But the challenge was huge.”googletag.cmd.push(operate() googletag.show(‘div-gpt-ad-8052921-2’); );
“Meanwhile, another incident happened. The heart-wrenching incident of Godhra took place and in the circumstances that followed, Gujarat burst into flames of violence. Hardly anyone would have imagined such a dire situation. Even though I did not have much experience as a Chief Minister at that time, I had unwavering faith in Gujarat and the people of Gujarat.” he added.
Attacking the opposition, the PM mentioned “Those who carry an agenda were busy analyzing the events in their own way even at that time. It was said that youth from Gujarat, industries from Gujarat, businessmen from Gujarat will all move out, migrate and Gujarat will be so ruined that it will become a huge burden for the country.”
“A conspiracy was hatched to defame Gujarat before the world. An attempt was made to create an atmosphere of despair. It was said that Gujarat would never be able to stand on its own feet. Even in that crisis, I resolved that no matter what the circumstances were, I would take Gujarat out of it.” he claimed.
The Prime Minister remembered the indifference of the then-central authorities in direction of Gujarat.
“…Those who ran central government earlier used to link Gujarat’s development with politics. Ministers from the central government refused to come to the Vibrant Gujarat Summit. They used to threaten foreign investors and attempted to stop them from coming to Gujarat. Even after so much threatening, foreign investors came to Gujarat” Modi alleged.
The prime minister mentioned this was attainable due to good governance, honest and policy-driven governance, and an equal system of development and transparency, regardless of no particular incentive.
The Prime Minister defined the success of the Vibrant Gujarat Global Summit by means of its journey.
The 2003 version attracted just a few hundred individuals; immediately greater than 40000 individuals and delegates and 135 international locations participate within the summit, he knowledgeable. The variety of exhibitors has additionally elevated from 30 in 2003 to greater than 2000 immediately.
He mentioned that India has develop into the third-largest financial system on the planet. He requested the industrialists to concentrate on sectors that can assist with new prospects for India. He requested for a dialogue to happen within the startup ecosystem, agri-tech, meals processing, and Shri Anna.
Later, Prime Minister Modi additionally inaugurated improvement tasks price Rs 5,206 crore in Chhota Udepur, Gujarat, which incorporates the supply of village Wi-Fi services in 22 districts. The PM additionally mentioned concerning the Nari Shakti Vandan Adhiniyam’ in Vadodara.
