BJP National President Shri JP Nadda participates in Namma Ooru Pongal celebrations in Chennai. Speech Excerpts via BJP India:
This is a festival of farmers who have taken care of us and the whole country celebrates it.
However, it has special meaning in Tamil Nadu. It is a land of saints where I bow to the sages who’ve contributed to humanity.
Tamil Nadu has been the guiding force for the light of our nation for centuries. It’s a unique mix of economic development with religious sentiments and culture.
PM Modi highlighted Tamil Nadu and its poets at the United Nations and different parts of the world and country. This is the pride and love he has for this state with rich culture and heritage.
Modi Ji has contributed and tried to see to it that the whole country goes forward but at the same time, he’s also made sure that Tamil Nadu takes a big leap as far as development is concerned.
The 13th Finance Commission during UPA-II gave Rs 94,000 crore to Tamil Nadu. The 14th Finance Commission under PM Modi gave the state an astronomical Rs 5.42 lakh crore for development.
The Central govt has allotted Rs 1,600 crore for the development of textiles and its industry, which finds a special place in Tamil Nadu. This is Aatma Nirbhar Bharat, with an idea of ‘vocal for local’.
During COVID, PM Modi sent directly to 20 crore women Rs 1,500 each for three months, giving a mighty example of women empowerment. 8 crore women were also given gas connections.
36 lakh LED bulbs were distributed in Tamil Nadu under the UJALA scheme. The defence corridor that starts from Chennai-Coimbatore is also an economic corridor will bring jobs and opportunities to the youth of the state.
Rs 2,875 crore is being spent on Chennai Metro and Rs 3,267 crore is being spent on Monorail in the state. Under the AWAS Yojana, 5.36 lakh houses have been constructed for the poor.
11 medical colleges and an AIIMS have been given to Tamil Nadu by the Modi government.
Practically, every 3 Lok Sabha constituency will now have at least one medical college. PM Modi has been involved in a lot of development work in Tamil Nadu.
It is the BJP where the scientific development is taking place and thus, people from different walks of life are joining us.
We invite everybody and we’ve to make sure that we as a mainstream party keep walking ahead in the state.
