Cong adopted 'loot' east policy BJP does it 'Act East' policy: PM Modi

Agartala, Apr 17, 2024, By Our Correspondent

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday slammed the Congress, saying the party had adopted the 'loot' east policy while the BJP had turned it into the 'Act East' policy.Addressing a rally here, the Prime Minister said Tripura has witnessed pioneering transformations under the BJP government.Modi said the birth celebrations of Lord Ram is being held in his own temple in Ayodhya after 500 years."The Congress had adopted the 'loot' east policy while the BJP has turned it into the Act East policy," Modi  and added the Congress has not done justice to the Northeast as it turned it into adda of vrastachar (hub of corruption) while the Communists has spoiled the state’s prospect. Asserting that the Northeast is not politics for the BJP but it means love and priority for development, the PM said the government in Delhi has been working hard to push development in the region on fast-track.Modi said his government has decided to construct three crore new houses in India for the poor. "Tripura's people are going to benefit a great deal from it," he added."After a long wait of 500 years, Ram Lalla is finally in a grand temple in Ayodhya instead of a tent," he added.The Prime Minister said his government is focusing on enhancing connectivity in the Northeast. “Rs 3,000 crore will be spent for the facelift of highways in the state while the Feni bridge connecting Bangladesh with South Tripura’s Sabroom subdivision has been built. Electrification on the railway track has been progressing”, he said.Asserting that what he has done in the past ten years was a trailer, Modi said the sankalp patra unveiled by the party will ensure free ration for next five years so that poor don’t remain starve.PM Modi reiterated that the BJP will provide Ayushman Bharat, an universal health insurance to the persons aged 70 years or above.