Lok Sabha Elections 2024: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday (April 8) stated that due to the timely intervention of the federal government of India and efforts of the Manipur authorities, the state, which reeled underneath ethnic violence for a number of months since May final 12 months, has “marked improvement” in the situation. The Prime Minister’s remarks got here whereas talking on the Manipur situation and the Opposition’s criticism of the difficulty in an interview to The Assam Tribune newspaper.
What did PM Modi say on Manipur?
“I have already spoken about this in Parliament. We have dedicated our best resources and administrative machinery to resolving the conflict. Because of the timely intervention of the government of India and efforts by the Manipur government, there has been a marked improvement in the situation of the state,” he stated.
PM Modi referred to Union Home Minister Amit Shah’s four-day go to to Manipur final 12 months in which he held over 15 conferences with numerous stakeholders when the violence was at its peak, and stated that the method of aid and rehabilitation was underway.
“Remedial measures undertaken include a financial package for the relief and rehabilitation of people living in shelter camps in the state,” he stated.
PM Modi on northeast
The Prime Minister asserted that the previous decade of BJP governance on the Centre has been devoted to remodeling the Northeast from an “abandoned region” to an “abundant region”.
He additionally stated that the Union authorities is making all potential efforts to efficiently conclude the peace talks with Naga teams on the earliest.
PM Modi stated 11 peace agreements have been signed over the past 10 years, marking a big milestone in efforts to deliver peace and stability to the area.
PM Modi on insurgency
Highlighting that over 9,500 insurgents have surrendered since 2014 and built-in into the mainstream, showcasing a considerable step in the direction of peace and improvement in the area, he stated that his authorities has changed the “policy of isolation with policy of integration”.
“When we fashioned the federal government, it was my agency dedication to change the established order in the Northeast. We changed the coverage of isolation and ignorance with a coverage of integration. In the final 10 years, we have now ended Northeast’s isolation and developed it as Bharat’s gateway to the East,” he stated whereas declaring that he had visited the area almost 70 occasions.
“Aaj Northeast na Delhi se door hai aur na dil se door hai!” (Today, the northeast is neither far from Delhi nor our hearts),” he added.
PM Modi on China
When requested about China’s claims over elements of Arunachal Pradesh for years, the Prime Minister stated, “Arunachal Pradesh is, was, and shall always be an integral part of Bharat”.
Listing numerous improvement initiatives price 1000’s of crores for Arunachal Pradesh, the Prime Minister stated, “Today, development works are reaching the Northeast like the first rays of the sun, faster than ever before.”
(With PTI inputs)
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