PANJIM: Prime Minister Narendra Modi today unveiled plaques to mark the foundation stone laying of Mopa Airport and an Electronic City at Tuem, during a function at the Shyama Prasad Mukherjee Stadium, at Taleigao plateau.
The prime minister also unveiled plaques to mark the inauguration of Infrastructure for building Mine Counter Measure Vessels; and inauguration of commencement of Construction of five Coast Guard Offshore Patrol Vessels.
Speaking on the occasion, the prime minister began by congratulating the team which enabled India to successfully host the BRICS Summit in Goa a few weeks ago.
Appreciating Goa for its progress, the prime minister said, “It displayed the excellent organisational abilities of Goa government. Every world I meet today just talk about Goa, Goa and Goa.”
Talking about the Mopa Greenfield Airport project, the prime minister said he is happy that the promise made by former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee is being fulfilled.
He said this will benefit Goa, and give an impetus to tourism.
“I see Goa heading to a future that’s youth driven, digitally trained and most modern,” he stated.
Referring to the Electronic City project, he said a digitally trained, modern and youth driven Goa is being shaped today, which has the power to transform India.
Manufacturing Cluster at Tuem and Phase 3 A-Goa Shipyard Limited and commencement of construction of Coast Guard OPV project at Dr Shyamaprasad Mukherjee Stadium in Taleigao. The Prime Minister congratulated the people of Goa for the progress it has made like the successful hosting of the BRICS Summit in October this year.
All praise
for Parrikar
“As Chief Minister of Gujarat, when Manohar Parrikar was the Chief Minister of Goa, I used to carefully study the schemes Manohar Parrikar implemented and he used to understand the issues of poor people. Today, Goa has schemes like the Griha Aadhar scheme, the Dayanand Social Security scheme for senior citizens, the Deen Dayal Swasthya Seva Yojana, which no other state in the country has.
Speaking highly of Manohar Parrikar, Modi said, “Akbar had nine jewels. I have many with me and one of the shinning one is Manohar Parrikar whom the people of Goa have given me. Ever since he took over the Defence Ministry, he has sorted so many issues, that no one can point a finger against the Ministry.”
Modi further said, “The BJP government in Goa has brought political stability to the state. I congratulate Manohar Parrikar for bringing about a certain political culture to Goa. He had to face a lot for that, had to lose friends, but he took Goa to greater heights. Choosing a stable government is in the hands of the people, the Goans understood it that’s why I congratulate the people of Goa,” Modi added.
