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
Read more about PM Modi to visit poll-bound states Assam, West Bengal on Feb 22 on Business Standard. The Prime Minister s Office (PMO) made the announcement on Saturday
Chief Minister Pramod Sawant on Saturday urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to treat Goa as a special case and provide relief by way of legal reform to the coastal state in order to revive the non-functioning mining sector while virtually addressing the governing council of the NITI Aayog. Sawant also said that Goa, India s smallest state, was wedged between the Western Ghats as the Arabian sea on the West, which left very little landmass for development purposes and urged the Prime Minister to provide relief vis a vis green laws and coastal regulations which govern smaller states. Our efforts are on to revive mining which has been banned by the Supreme Court. We would request the central government to bring reform and treat Goa s case separately. We got independence in 1961 and we did not get second renewal (of mining leases), Sawant said during the virtual meeting.