PM Modi says our priority is only development, not vote bank

Prime Minister Narendra Modi asserted that the BJP government's priority is only development, as he targeted the other party government's which ruled Karnataka, and their "vote bank" politics for the backwardness of certain regions of the state. Referring to the positive aspect of having a BJP government at both state and Centre, he said, double engine government means double benefit, double welfare and double fast paced development, and Karnataka is the best example for this. He was speaking after inaugurating Narayanpur left bank canal with modern irrigation system at Yadgir in North Karnataka  on Thursday. The project is implemented at a cost of Rs 4699 crore and will help irrigate over five lakh hectares in the backward regions of Yadgir, Raichur and Kalburgi. The PM said that there are examples of Yadgiri and north Karnataka before us, despite its potential this region was lagging behind in the development journey.  He said, India can be developed only when every citizen of the country, every family, every state gets associated with this campaign.

Talked about how the NDA government is addressing the challenge of water security and harnessing Jal Shakti for India’s progress. pic.twitter.com/qxVh8uP6OY

— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) January 19, 2023

The Prime Minister also laid the foundation stone for four other road and multi village drinking water projects worth Rs 10,863 crore. Modi pointed out that the previous governments treated the backward regions as vote banks and worked only for votes, but since 2014 the government has stressed on reaching development of these regions through water, electricity and road connectivity. Through Jal Jeevan Mission the rural household tap water connectivity has increased from three crore households to 11 crore households in the country, out of 99 long pending irrigation projects in India, 50 have been completed. Karnataka is going to assembly polls by May.