Union Home Minister and Minister of Cooperation Shri Amit Shah today inaugurated and laid the foundation stones for development projects worth ₹340 crore in the Kalol and Gandhinagar (North) Assembly constituencies in Gandhinagar, Gujarat, and also inaugurated a primary school. On this occasion, Gujarat Chief Minister, Shri Bhupendra Patel and several other dignitaries were present.

Addressing the gathering, Union Home Minister and Minister of Cooperation Shri Amit Shah said that in the past 10 days, he had the opportunity to inaugurate and lay the foundation stones for projects worth ₹1,200 crore in two Assembly constituencies of the Gandhinagar district. Shri Shah said that due to the development model initiated by Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi Ji, every village today is becoming self-reliant and well-equipped with facilities, and every person is getting the opportunity to lead a better life. He said that villages now have schools, teachers in schools, healthcare facilities, and proper sanitation and cleanliness arrangements. Union Home Minister and Minister of Cooperation Shri Amit Shah expressed confidence that before the 2029 Lok Sabha elections, the work of developing gardens and ponds in every village of the Kalol and Gandhinagar (North) Assembly constituencies of Gandhinagar district would also be completed. He said that villages will now have small libraries, which will help keep the youth away from bad habits and contribute to the development of their personalities. Shri Amit Shah said that sports, libraries, and gardens are essential for the development of a well-rounded personality. He added that equal emphasis has been laid on building clean villages, ponds, gardens, and carrying out tree plantation drives.

Union Home Minister and Minister of Cooperation Shri Amit Shah paid tribute to the great freedom fighter Veer Savarkar on his birth anniversary and said that Veer Savarkar was such a patriot that the governments led by opposition parties never considered it necessary to give him due recognition. He said that no one across the country refers to him merely as Vinayak Damodar Savarkar; rather, every child in the nation remembers him as Veer Savarkar. He remained devoted to the nation throughout his life.Union Home Minister and Minister of Cooperation Shri Amit Shah said that Veer Savarkar dedicated his entire life to freeing Mother India from British rule. When the British jailer in the Cellular Jail mockingly said, “Mr. Savarkar, you have been sentenced to two life imprisonments, and you can never come out of this jail.” Veer Savarkar smilingly replied that the British rule would not last as long as his lifetime and that his country would soon attain independence. Shri Amit Shah said that it was this very spirit of Vinayak Damodar Savarkar that played a major role in securing India’s independence. He said that while the British described the 1857 freedom struggle as a rebellion, Veer Savarkar wrote a book titled The Indian War of Independence 1857. Union Home Minister and Minister of Cooperation Shri Amit Shah said that Veer Savarkar wrote poetry dedicated to Mother India’s freedom with his own blood on the stone walls of the Cellular Jail. He added that Veer Savarkar also worked extensively against untouchability and contributed significantly to promoting Indian languages. Shri Amit Shah said that Veer Savarkar established the Patit Pavan Mandir and opened its doors to all communities.

Union Home Minister and Minister of Cooperation Shri Amit Shah said that the journey of development initiated by Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi from Gujarat continues uninterrupted. He said that the Modi Government has completed 12 years in office and during this period, the Gujarat model of development has been expanded from Kashmir to Kanyakumari and from Gangasagar to Somnath. Union Home Minister and Minister of Cooperation Shri Amit Shah said that as a result of this, today the party is in power across nearly 80 percent of the country’s geographical area. He said that in the West Bengal elections, the ruling party at the time was completely wiped out. Shri Amit Shah added that from Gangotri in Uttarakhand to Gangasagar in West Bengal, along the entire course of the holy Ganga, it is Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi and the party who have worked to ensure the spread of saffron influence.

Union Home Minister and Minister of Cooperation Shri Amit Shah said that during the Bengal elections, the party had promised that once the government was formed in West Bengal, the work of fencing the border would begin immediately. He said that fencing and developing anti-infiltration infrastructure along the border is a priority of our government. He said that West Bengal Chief Minister Shri Suvendu Adhikari handed over 600 hectares of land to the Border Security Force (BSF) within seven days of the formation of the government. He added that 121 hectares of land for the Chicken’s Neck Corridor had also been handed over to the Government of India. Union Home Minister and Minister of Cooperation Shri Amit Shah said that during the rule of the previous government in Bengal, infiltration used to take place every day, but now infiltrators have started returning on their own. He said that the West Bengal Government has now established detention centres. Shri Amit Shah stated that the government wants those who entered India illegally through infiltration to return to the places from where they came. He added that if they return voluntarily, the West Bengal Government will neither file cases against them nor hinder their return, and will instead assist them in going back. He expressed hope that infiltrators would return on their own even before the identification campaign begins. Union Home Minister and Minister of Cooperation Shri Amit Shah said that the government is committed to identifying and expelling every infiltrator from the country. He said that this is the reason why Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi constituted a high-level committee on demographic change. Shri Amit Shah said that the committee will conduct a comprehensive study of artificial demographic changes taking place across the country, the reasons behind them, and measures to prevent them. He added that if there is a need to enact any law for this purpose, the committee will also make recommendations accordingly. He said that the committee will submit its report within one year, and the government will work firmly to prevent artificial demographic changes.

Union Home Minister and Minister of Cooperation Shri Amit Shah said that under the leadership of Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi, rapid development is taking place across the country. He said that the development campaign initiated by Modi Ji in Gujarat twenty five years ago has now reached its peak.Union Home Minister and Minister of Cooperation Shri Amit Shah expressed confidence that the Gandhinagar Lok Sabha constituency would become the most developed parliamentary constituency in the country.

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