Read more about Rahul Gandhi takes dig at PM Modi for ridiculing MGNREGA on Business Standard. Rahul Gandhi said Modi was forced to accept the fact that the rural job scheme brought in by the UPA played the role of "saviour" of people of the country during the pandemic
Read more about Modi opens coffers for Assam before polls, accuses prior govts of neglect on Business Standard. Modi Monday slammed the successive Congress dispensations that ruled the country since independence
The Congress-led Grand Alliance in Assam on Monday called Prime Minister Narendra Modi a migratory bird who visits the state often but does not solve any problem. The comment was made after Modi paid his third visit in a month to the poll-bound state and dedicated to the nation a number of projects in different parts of the state. The Congress, which had posed six questions to the prime minister before his arrival, placed them again at a joint press conference with five alliance partners after he left. The questions asked were related to the Citizenship (Amendment) Act, generation of employment in the state, granting of ST status to six communities, rise in the prices of essential commodities, minimum wage to tea garden workers and the exorbitant rise in fuel price.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday inaugurated the extension of Kolkata Metro Railway from Noapara to Dakshineswar, revered for the over 160-year-old temple of Goddess Kali. He virtually flagged off the inaugural train from Noapara to Dakshineswar in the 4.1-km stretch of the north- south corridor of the metro railway from here. Modi also dedicated to the nation the third line between Kalaikunda and Jhargram, doubling of Azimganj to Khagraghat Road section, fourth line between Dankuni and Baruipara, and the third line between Rasulpur and Magra. He said the new lines will reduce congestion and ensure better connectivity. The prime minister added that the metro railway extension will ensure easier and faster connectivity between the city s Kalighat Temple and the Dakshineswar Kali Temple.
Read more about Centre reconstitutes NITI Aayog governing council with PM as head on Business Standard. The Centre has reconstituted the governing council of the NITI Aayog with Prime Minister Narendra Modi as its chairperson