Amid nationwide protests over the Agneepath scheme, PM Narendra Modi made a big statement today- It is the “unfortunate” of the country that many good things brought about by good intentions get stuck in politics. While PM Narendra Modi did not make any direct reference to the ongoing Agneepath protest, he came at a time when political parties are opposing the Agneepath scheme – the Centre’s mega policy initiative in recruiting armed forces.
The Prime Minister made these remarks while inaugurating the main tunnel and five underpasses of the Pragati Maidan Integrated Transit Corridor.
Modi cited several initiatives, including more than doubling of metro tracks in other projects including the Eastern and Western Peripheral Expressways, the Delhi-NCR and Delhi-Meerut Highway, as steps taken by his government to address the region’s problems. .
Modi said, “It is the misfortune of our country that many good things brought with good intentions get caught in political colors. The media is also dragged into it because of its TRP compulsions.” Now running at high speed.
“The capital of India will be talked about in the coming days and every Indian will be proud of it,” he said.
The prime minister was referring to the inauguration of the defense complex last year, which he had earlier commissioned from dilapidated huts spread across a vast stretch of land near Rashtrapati Bhavan.
The Central Vista Project, a massive reform exercise at the heart of India’s seat of power, was opposed by a section of activists and opposition parties, who went to court. The Pragati Maidan Integrated Transit Corridor also faced some protests.
Modi’s remarks about “good things brought about by good intentions” getting bogged down in politics comes at a time when his government’s Agneepath scheme, a radical change in the process of recruiting soldiers in the armed forces, has sparked protests in various parts of the country. started. ,
Opposition parties are demanding its withdrawal, while the ruling BJP is strongly defending it.
However, the Prime Minister did not make any direct reference to the scheme in his speech, which mainly focused on the infrastructure and development works that his government is doing for the Delhi-NCR region.