normalnormalnormalHaryana’s Energy, Transport and Labour Minister Anil Vij said that under Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s leadership, the country has achieved unprecedented progress in the past 11 years. During this period, India’s GDP has overtaken Japan’s to reach fourth position globally. Vij said that the country has been experiencing continuous all-round development over these 11 years and is touching new heights.While speaking to the media persons, Vij emphasized that India recently surpassed Japan in terms of GDP, and very soon, the country will become the third largest economy. “But Rahul Gandhi fails to see this,” he added.*“11 years ago, we imported defense items, but now India is exporting in the defense sector” – Vij*Reacting strongly to Congress leader Rahul Gandhi’s remark that BJP has achieved nothing in 11 years, the Energy Minister launched a verbal attack on Rahul Gandhi, stating that a decade ago India used to import defense items, but today we are exporting it because the world now demands products made in India. “Rahul Gandhi can go ask Pakistan about the impact of India’s BrahMos missile — it seems Pakistan is his good friend,” he said.*“The road network across the country has been increased fourfold in the last 11 years” – Vij*Vij said that in these 11 years, the national road network has been expanded fourfold. “We have built three times more medical colleges than the Congress did, in order to overcome the shortage of doctors and provide quality treatment to people. Under our government, the world’s tallest railway bridge over the Chenab River was built, linking Kashmir — known as paradise on Earth — to the railway network. Now whenever someone is asked in a competitive exam where the world’s tallest railway bridge is, it will bring pride to the country.”*“Triple talaq law was abolished to improve the lives of Muslim women” – Vij*In response to Congress leader Rashid Alvi’s statement that BJP is anti-Muslim and laws like the abolition of triple talaq are anti-Muslim, Energy Minister Anil Vij retorted that the law was abolished to improve the lives of Muslim women. “This is not just in India, many other Muslim countries have also done this. We ended triple talaq to provide equality to Muslim women,” he said.*“India’s first Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru gave 80% of river water to Pakistan” – Vij*Mocking Rahul Gandhi’s comment that BJP is “selling dreams for 2047”, Sh. Vij reminded Congress of its history, stating that the Indus River is a sacred and cultural river for Indians. “We became Hindus by drinking its water. But Prime Minister Nehru gave 80% of its water to Pakistan, while our own farmlands remained thirsty.”*“Congress Prime Minister Indira Gandhi trampled on the Constitution by declaring Emergency” – Vij*He further said that Congress implemented Article 370 in Kashmir, keeping it separate despite being an integral part of India. “In 1947, when our army was advancing into POK, Jawaharlal Nehru went to the UNO and got a ceasefire declared. Similarly, Congress Prime Minister Indira Gandhi imposed Emergency by trampling on the Constitution and sent 1.5 lakh people in jail and forcibly sterilized them. This is the history of Congress,” Vij said.normalnormalThe post Under PM Modi’s leadership, country achieved unprecedented progress in past 11 yrs appeared first on Chandigarh City News.