Velagapudi: Education and IT Minister Nara Lokesh asserted that even in the form of “one hundred Pakistanis” there is no adversity affecting India because the country possesses “missiles” in the form of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
During Friday's work reboot event, Lokesh started his speech twice by shouting “Amaravati Namah Namah”.
“Amaravati is now unstoppable,” he declared, stressing that Andhra Pradesh has regained momentum of inclusiveness and rapid growth.
Lokesh mentioned Pakistan’s latest provocation and asserted: “Even if 100 Pakistanis gather together, they cannot remove a piece of grass from Indian soil. PM Modi is our missile. A strike, Pakistan will disappear from the world map.”
The minister said the previous government stopped the development of Amaravati due to personal hatred of the YSRC leaders towards Chandrababu Naidu. He said it wanted to kill capital projects.
He recalled the sacrifices of farmers and women during the 1,631 days of the Amalawati movement. He said: “From 8-year-old children to 80-year-old elders, all the flags and shouts 'Jai Amaravati'. The farmers were bound and the women were beaten. However, the spirit of Amaravati could not be suppressed.”
Lokesh said: “Amaravati is not a plant in your backyard. It is uprooted at will. It is the capital of the people, engraved in the hearts of Andhra citizens. It is Prime Minister Modi who laid the foundation for Amaravati and no one has the courage to remove that courage.”
“The green energy projects from Polavaram to Visaka Patnam Steel Plant, Bhogapuram Airport to Prakasam, the center is fully supporting the growth of AP,” he said.
Lokesh highlighted the historic decision of the central government to include caste data in the next census exercise, which he said would give backward classes. “Others have been worried about what they have to do for decades, and Modi Ji has done it boldly.”
He stressed the strength of “Double Engine Sarkar”, a powerful combination of the state’s center PM Modi and the state’s CM Naidu.
He said that in just 10 months, the Associated Press signed a 8 lakh Moss worth rupees that could generate 500,000 jobs. Future investments include Vizag's NTPC Green Energy (Rs 185 crore), Anakapalli's Arcelor Mittal (Rs 136 crore) and Ramayapatnam's BPCL (Rs 97 crore). He said the government aims to create 2 million jobs over the next five years.
