'Your dreams of 70 years will be fulfilled by Modi': PM launches projects worth over Rs 32,000 crore in Jammu

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said that he will fulfill the dreams of people of Jammu and Kashmir as he inaugurated and laid the groundwork for numerous development projects worth over Rs 32,000 crore spanning education, railway, aviation, and road sectors in Jammu.

PM Modi also flagged off the first electric train in the valley and also the train service between Sangaldan station and Baramulla station.

During the programme, the PM also distributed appointment orders to about 1500 new government recruits of Jammu and Kashmir.

He also interacted with beneficiaries of various government schemes as part of the 'Viksit Bharat Viksit Jammu' programme.

Addressing an event in Jammu, PM Modi said, "I have full faith in you and we will make 'Viksit Jammu and Kashmir.' Your dreams of 70 years will be fulfilled by Modi in the coming years. Earlier, only disappointing news of bombs, kidnappings and separation used to come from Jammu and Kashmir, but now Jammu and Kashmir is developing and moving forward...."

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The Prime Minister also thanked the people from far-flung areas for coming to attend his programme.

"It is a big blessing for us that you have come here from very far. I have been told that people are listening to this programme through the LED screens installed in 285 blocks," said PM Modi.

Earlier in the day, PM Modi reached the winter capital Jammu to launch multiple development projects.

Amid heightened security arrangements, PM Modi was received at the Jammu technical airport by Lt Governor Manoj Sinha and Union minister Jitendra Singh and prominent BJP leaders including J-K unit president Ravinder Raina.

People in large numbers from across Jammu and Kashmir have thronged the Maulana Azad Stadium for the event.

This is the second visit of PM Modi to Jammu and Kashmir since the abrogation of Article 370 in 2019 and becomes crucial ahead of the coming Lok Sabha polls.

Also, the visit of PM Modi marked the first since the Supreme Court last December held the abrogation of Article 370, which gave special status to the erstwhile state of J&K, as constitutionally valid and went on to order the restoration of statehood and instruct the Centre to hold Assembly elections by September 2024.

With inputs from agencies