I Promised Rs 50,000 Crore for Bihar, but I Will Do More: PM Modi

PM Modi agrees with Nitish Kumar, takes a dig at Lalu for stalling rail projects initiated by Vajpayee government.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is on a visit to Bihar to launch the Bharatiya Janata Party’s campaign for the forthcoming state Assembly polls from Muzaffarpur.

Modi, who shared the podium with JD(U) chief Nitish Kumar after ages, agreed with him during his speech and took a dig at Lalu for stalling rail projects initiated by the Vajpayee government.

Here are the highlights from Modi’s speech today in Bihar.

I had promised 50,000 crores in Bihar package when I came here during election campaign. But I will do more: PM pic.twitter.com/Ms1GjlTLoH

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• Bihar between 2015 and 2020 will be allotted Rs 3.75 lakh crore because we want the state to progress.
• Nitish Kumar is absolutely right – gas grids and roads are very important. Gas pipelines should reach every home.
• Bihar has suffered because of policies of previous governments.

Nitish Kumarji kay svar kay saath mai bhii apna svar milataa hoon : PM (about delay in projects because of politics) pic.twitter.com/8xbqjjtWEq

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I agree with Nitish ji, that if elections under Atal ji had been held later then pending projects would have been completed-PM Modi

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The time is over when schemes were developed in Delhi, now those decisions need to be molded by the States' requirements: PM

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We already have Ganga, now we want to bring in "Urjaa Ganga": PM Modi pic.twitter.com/7E0nmFn9mS

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Like a housewife turns on a tap for water,she will be able to turn on a tap for gas,this pipeline will enable that-PM Modi

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PM Modi: I have invited scientists and experts here who will confabulate on how to bring about 2nd agri revolution pic.twitter.com/nJl6NJsSUu

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