Congress MP Jairam Ramesh on Sunday took a jibe at the Centre, citing the World Bank's report, which expresses concern over air pollution in the Indo-Gangetic Plains and Himalayan foothills.
"I will take my hat off. If anyone can do it, probably Narendra Modi is the man. He's an enormously clever man, and he's also quite ruthless. And you can add Amit Shah into the mix and so on," Milewski said.
"The past 24 hours have been unprecedented for rail connectivity in West Bengal. Perhaps in the last 100 years, so much work hasn't been done in 24 hours," PM Modi said.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday inaugurated, laid the foundation stone of, and flagged off development projects worth more than Rs 830 crore, including the Extended Port Gate System and the Jayrambati-Barogopinathpur-Maynapur rail line at Singur, Hooghly, in West Bengal.
BJP Leader Tamilisai Soundararajan on Sunday stressed that there is no trust between the Indian National Congress and the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK), further outlining that the alliance might not even survive till the 2026 Elections.
"Today, under Prime Minister Modi's strong leadership, India is reinventing itself culturally... Once trapped in a slave mindset, India is now proud of its cultural values and heritage. India is reconnecting with its roots and is headed on the path to being the Vishwa Guru once again..."
BJP leader Biman Ghosh on Sunday criticised the Mamata Banerjee government, saying that it had been betraying the farmers of the state. He said that people of Singur and Hooghly districts are happy with the arrival of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
Addressing reporters at the BJP state headquarters, Kamalalayam in T Nagar, Nagendran said the Prime Minister will address a public meeting in the afternoon, marking the first campaign rally of the NDA with a call to "send the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) back home."
Speaking at an inauguration event of the Kaziranga Elevated Corridor project in Nagaon alongside Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Sarma said Assam has changed and that the state's people would not surrender to "unknown people."
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday laid the foundation stone of the Kaziranga Elevated Corridor Project, covering the 4-laning of the Kaliabor-Numaligarh section of National Highway 715, in Kaliabor, Nagaon district. The project is valued at over Rs 6,950 crore.
The initiatives include the foundation-laying of an extended port gate system at Balagarh with an Inland Water Transport terminal and road overbridge, the launch of an electric catamaran in Kolkata, the inauguration of a new rail line between Jayrambati and Maynapur and the flagging off o