As Prime Minister Narendra Modi pressed the button to lay foundation of two medical colleges besides opening world’s largest health insurance scheme-- Ayushman Bharat-- from Prabhat Tara Ground in Ranchi on Sunday afternoon, Chief Minister Raghubar Das was quick to underline the latter’s intimacy with Jharkhand.
Counting the Prime Minister’s as many as seven visits of the State after coming to the helm, the Chief Minister thanked him and termed Jharkhand fortunate for the gesture.
“It is indeed good fortune of Jharkhand that the world largest scheme is going to be launched from here. The Prime Minister has been kind enough to us. Jharkhand has been gifted with AIIMS and airport at Deoghar, reopening of Sindri plant, Patratu thermal, bridge over Ganga and port at Sahibgunj and many more. Now Jharkhand has left its bitter past behind,” said the CM in the presence of the PM, Governor Droupadi Murmu, Union Ministers JP Nadda, Sudarshan Bhagat, Jayant Sinha along with officials, MPs and MLAs and larger number of Sahiyas, ANMs and BJP workers. Raghubar Das on the occasion counted the achievements under his Government and claimed that naxal activities had taken a back seat.
“Since the new Government came to power naxal activities have come close to an end, corruption is nowhere and the State has clocked second place in terms of GSDP growth. MBBS seats would go to 1200 with five new medical colleges coming up. We have been able to provide more than one lakh Government jobs to youths, largely locals. One lakh sakhi mandals have come up. Over one lakh women have become owner of property due to Re 1 registry scheme. We are heading with PM Modi’s vision ‘Sabka Sath-Sabka Vikas,” said the CM.
The CM on the occasion named schemes lunched by the Modi Government meant to provide electricity, LPG connections, health, housing and skill development for the masses of the country and the State highlighting the indiscriminative vision. Raghubar Das also used the presence of the Prime Minister to rap parties in the Opposition camps and termed them power hungry and those working with negative agenda.
“Modiji is the first Prime Minister who recalled contributions of Birsa Munda from the ramparts of the Lal Quila. He has also promised Rs 25 crore for building a museum after the Dharti Aba. He formed Backward Class Commission. But the Opposition parties are after him since they have understood very well that it is impossible to counter Modi on the development plank,” said Das.
