New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Tuesday the government is focusing on the five wheels of development–highways, railways, airways, waterways and i-ways–on the path of making India a big economic power and stressed the need for keeping the development of the country’s infrastructure away from politics.
In an obvious strong criticism of the incidents of vandalism in Punjab on Monday where nearly 1400 Jio (Reliance) mobile towers were damaged by some miscreants in protest against the three farm laws, the Prime Minister voiced his opposition to damaging public property during demonstrations and movements and said one should not forget one’s obligation to the nation while expressing democratic right.
Calling for keeping the development of the country’s infrastructure away from politics, he said the country’s infrastructure should be ‘’a mission to benefit many generations, not five years of politics.’’ ‘’If political parties have to compete, there should be competition in the quality of infrastructure, competition on speed and scale.’’
Groups of farmers allegedly vandalized more than 1400 Jio (Reliance) mobile towers in Punjab on Monday leading to a communication outage in the state. Following the incidents, Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh directed the police to take strong action against the culprits.
The Prime Minister who was speaking after inaugurating the New Bhaupur–New Khurja section and the Operation Control Centre of Eastern Dedicated Freight Corridor in Uttar Pradesh through video conference, said his priority is to provide the best connectivity in the country.
Union Minister Piyush Goyal and Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath were also present on the occasion.
