Narendra Modi in Bihar highlights: PM calls for ‘400 par', NDA ally Nitish repeats

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• Sat, 02 Mar 2024 09:30 PM

  I will remain with NDA forever, Bihar CM Nitish Kumar assures PM

  Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Saturday assured Prime Minister Narendra Modi that he would remain with the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) forever. The JD(U) president’s assertion came in two public functions of the prime minister, in which he was present.

  Speaking on the occasion of the unveiling function of various projects first in Aurangabad and then in Begusarai district by Modi, Kumar also said that he is confident that the NDA will win more than 400 seats in the upcoming Lok Sabha polls.

  “You (Modi) had come to Bihar earlier as well but I disappeared (from NDA) for some time. Now I am again with you and assure you that I will remain with the NDA forever,” Kumar said. Kumar dumped the RJD-led Mahagathbandhan and returned to his old ally BJP in January.

• Sat, 02 Mar 2024 07:55 PM

  Narendra Modi LIVE Updates: Modi attacks TMC over corruption, sets target for Bengal BJP to win all 42 LS seats

  Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday intensified attack against the Mamata Banerjee government, labelling it as being synonymous with "oppression, dynasty politics, and betrayal" and claimed that the TMC has achieved a "mastery" in turning schemes into scams.

  Speaking at a rally in Krishnanagar in Nadia district, Modi, on the last of his two-day visit to the state, outlined an ambitious target for the BJP to win all the 42 Lok Sabha seats in the state, emphasising on the direct correlation between West Bengal's progress and that of the nation.

  In the 2019 general elections, the saffron party had bagged 18 seats in the state.

• Sat, 02 Mar 2024 06:05 PM

  Narendra Modi in Bihar LIVE Updates: Modi guarantee bound to be fulfilled, says PM

  Narendra Modi in Bihar LIVE Updates: Nation is saying when Modi gives a guarantee, it is bound to be fulfilled, said PM.

• Sat, 02 Mar 2024 05:55 PM

  Narendra Modi in Bihar LIVE Updates: PM launches oil and gas projects in Begusarai

  Narendra Modi in Bihar LIVE Updates: PM Narendra Modi unveils oil and gas sector projects worth ₹1.62 lakh crore across India from Bihar’s Begusarai district.

• Sat, 02 Mar 2024 05:26 PM

  Narendra Modi in Bihar LIVE Updates: PM reaches Begusarai
• Sat, 02 Mar 2024 04:33 PM

  PM Modi launches development projects in Aurangabad

  1. PM Modi unveiled national highway projects exceeding ₹18,000 crore.

  2. He laid the foundation stone for a six-lane bridge over the Ganga, parallel to JP Ganga Setu.

  3. He dedicated three railway projects, including the doubling of Pataliputra-Pahleja line and a new 26-km line between Bandhua and Paimar.

  4. PM Modi inaugurated 12 Namami Gange scheme projects, including sewerage treatment plants in Patna, Sonepur, Naugachia, and Chapra.

  5. The PM laid the foundation stone for Unity Mall in Patna, costing over ₹200 crore, supporting the 'One District, One Product' project.

• Sat, 02 Mar 2024 03:42 PM

  Narendra Modi in Bihar LIVE Updates: PM remembers ‘Bharat Ratna’ Karpoori Thakur

  Narendra Modi in Bihar LIVE Updates: PM Modi said, "A few days ago, the pride of Bihar, Karpoori Thakur was conferred with Bharat Ratan by the people. This is an honour for the entire state of Bihar."

• Sat, 02 Mar 2024 03:38 PM

  Narendra Modi in Bihar LIVE Updates: I will not go now (from NDA), says CM Nitish

  Bihar CM Nitish Kumar says, "...You (PM Modi) had come earlier as well, 'par idhar hum gayab ho gaye the. Hum phir aapke saath hai.' I assure you that I will not go here and there. 'Hum rahenge aap hi ke saath'..."

• Sat, 02 Mar 2024 03:26 PM

  Narendra Modi in Bihar LIVE Updates: PM launches various projects in Aurangabad

  Narendra Modi in Bihar LIVE Updates: PM unveils multiple development projects worth ₹21,400 crore in Aurangabad.

• Sat, 02 Mar 2024 03:05 PM

  Narendra Modi in Bihar LIVE Updates: PM reaches Aurangabad

• Sat, 02 Mar 2024 02:41 PM

  Narendra Modi in Bihar LIVE Updates: Governor Arlekar, CM Nitish welcome PM at Gaya airport

  Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived in Bihar on Saturday afternoon, where he was welcomed by governor Rajendra Arlekar and chief minister Nitish Kumar at the Gaya airport.

  Subsequently, he is scheduled to reach the adjacent district of Aurangabad via helicopter.

  Deputy chief ministers Samrat Choudhary, who also serves as the state BJP president, and Vijay Kumar Sinha were also in attendance at the airport to receive the prime minister.

• Sat, 02 Mar 2024 02:31 PM

  Narendra Modi in Bihar LIVE Updates: PM met Suvendu Adhikari and Sukanta Majumdar

  Before leaving for Bihar, Prime Minister Narendra Modi met Suvendu Adhikari and Sukanta Majumdar.

  "We discussed ways to further spread our good governance agenda among the people. I applaud each and every BJP worker for their courage, passion and spirited fight against TMC misrule. Together, we all will build a better future for West Bengal…," he wrote in an X post.

• Sat, 02 Mar 2024 02:25 PM

  Narendra Modi in Bihar LIVE Updates: PM in Aurangabad

  Narendra Modi in Bihar LIVE Updates: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate, dedicate and lay the foundation stone of multiple development projects worth ₹21,400 crore in Bihar's Aurangabad.

• Sat, 02 Mar 2024 02:01 PM

  PM Modi in Bengal LIVE Updates: PM meets BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari in West Bengal

  "Met Suvendu Adhikari and Sukanta Majumdar. We discussed ways to further spread our good governance agenda among the people. I applaud each and every BJP worker for their courage, passion and spirited fight against TMC misrule. Together, we all will build a better future for West Bengal...", the PM posted on X.

• Sat, 02 Mar 2024 01:59 PM

  PM Modi in Bengal LIVE Updates: Bengal BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari's statement on PM's vist to state

  PM Modi in Bengal LIVE Updates: Suvendu Adhikari said, "... The way the Lok Sabha membership of the MP from Nadia (Mahua Moitra) was taken from her, the aggression of the people combined with PM Modi's speech today will enable NDA to win more than 400 seats in the upcoming elections..."

• Sat, 02 Mar 2024 01:55 PM

  PM Modi in Bengal LIVE Updates: Here's what West Bengal minister Shashi Panja said about PM Modi's speech in Krishnanagar

  PM Modi in Bengal LIVE Updates: "West Bengal gets to see the honourable Prime Minister of India only when elections are around the corner. It was last in 2021 and now in the year 2024. Honourable Prime Minister does not see corruption anywhere in India beyond the All India Trinamool Congress. Nothing is visible to him," said Shashi Panja.

• Sat, 02 Mar 2024 01:50 PM

  PM Modi in Bengal LIVE Updates: ‘Railways part of glorious history of Bengal, but…’ , what PM said about bridging the gap of rail infrastructure in the state

  PM Modi in Bengal LIVE Updates: PM Modi said, "...From the infrastructure point of view, railways are a part of the glorious history of West Bengal, but the historical progress that Bengal had achieved could not be properly maintained after independence. That is why, despite all the possibilities, Bengal remained behind."

  "In the last 10 years, we have laid a lot of emphasis on the rail infrastructure here to bridge that gap; today, our government is spending more than twice as much as before on the rail infrastructure of Bengal...," PM Modi said.

• Sat, 02 Mar 2024 01:44 PM

  PM Modi in Bengal LIVE Updates: Recap | PM's ‘development’ pitch in Bengal

  PM Modi in Bengal LIVE Updates: "Today, we are taking yet another step towards a developed West Bengal. Yesterday, I laid the foundation of and inaugurated projects worth ₹7,000 crore. The initiatives included development projects related to railways, ports and petroleum, among others. Today, again, I am laying the foundation of and inaugurating projects worth ₹15,000 crore," Modi said.

• Sat, 02 Mar 2024 01:15 PM

  PM Modi in Bengal LIVE Updates: 'Crime & corruption flourished under TMC's rule', says PM Modi as he slams Mamata Banerjee

  PM Modi in Bengal LIVE Updates: "For TMC, the priority is not the development of Bengal, but corruption, nepotism and betrayal. TMC wants to keep the people of Bengal poor so that its politics and game continues...," PM Modi has said.

• Sat, 02 Mar 2024 01:10 PM

  PM Modi in Bengal LIVE Updates: Recap | What PM said on his target for 2024 LS polls in Bengal

  PM Modi in Bengal LIVE Updates: “This time do vote for BJP extensively… The party will clinch all 42 seats in Bengal”, the PM said.

  "Seeing you all gathered here in such huge numbers is giving me the confidence to say 'NDA sarkar, 400 paar'," he told the crowd at the 'Bijoy Sankalpa Sabha' in the state.

• Sat, 02 Mar 2024 12:50 PM

  PM Modi in Bengal LIVE Updates: Modi attacks TMC over corruption, sets target for Bengal BJP to win all 42 LS seats

  PM Modi in Bengal LIVE Updates: In a fiery critique of the ruling TMC's alleged corruption, Prime Minister Narendra Modi declared at a public rally in Krishnanagar, Nadia district, a target for the state BJP to secure victory in all 42 Lok Sabha seats in West Bengal.

  He accused the TMC of embodying 'Tu, Main aur Corruption' (You, Me, and Corruption) and rallied the crowd with the slogan 'NDA sarkar, 400 paar,' expressing confidence in surpassing 400 seats.

  Modi criticized the TMC for its record of oppression, dynastic politics, and betrayal, asserting that the people of West Bengal are disillusioned with the state government's performance.

  Highlighting incidents in Sandeshkhali where TMC leaders face allegations of sexual abuse from women, Modi criticized the state government for siding with the accused rather than supporting the aggrieved women.

• Sat, 02 Mar 2024 12:34 PM

  PM Modi in Bengal LIVE Updates: 'TMC has tainted the image of Bengal. It converts every scheme into a scam. They put a sticker on our schemes and call it theirs', says PM

  PM Modi in Bengal LIVE Updates: “TMC has tainted the image of Bengal. It converts every scheme into a scam. They put a sticker on our schemes and call it theirs,” the Prime Minister said while addressing a public meeting in Bengal a while ago.

• Sat, 02 Mar 2024 12:23 PM

  PM Modi in Bengal LIVE Updates: ‘Today, Maa, Maati as well as Maanush, all are displeased by the TMC’, says PM

  PM Modi in Bengal LIVE Updates: "Using the slogan of 'Maa, Maati, Manush', the TMC govt used the women of Bengal as a vote-bank. Today, Maa, Maati as well as Maanush, all are displeased by the TMC mode of governance. Women of Sandeshkhali kept asking for justice, yet the govt did not hear them. In Bengal, the police do not decide when a criminal must be arrested, it's the criminal who decides everything for himself. The state govt did not want the accused in the Sandeshkhali incident to be arrested...": PM Modi

• Sat, 02 Mar 2024 12:17 PM

  PM Modi in Bengal LIVE Updates: ‘TMC govt does not allow the people of Bengal to benefit from Central initiatives’, says PM

  PM Modi in Bengal LIVE Updates: "The Central govt gives medical assistance worth ₹5 Lakh to the poor, but the TMC govt does not allow the people of Bengal to benefit from this Central initiative. We put in efforts to improve the medical condition of West Bengal. Before 2014, Bengal only had 14 govt Medical colleges. In the past 10 years, the number has almost doubled to 26...", PM said.

• Sat, 02 Mar 2024 12:13 PM

  PM Modi in Bengal LIVE Updates: TMC govt has a problem with the construction of Kalyani AIIMS, says PM

  PM Modi in Bengal LIVE Updates: "AIIMS was inaugurated by me via video conferencing in Kalyani of Nadia district a few days ago, but the West Bengal government has a problem with the construction of Kalyani AIIMS, they are asking why was the permission not taken? In West Bengal, TMC's goons and land mafias have been given open permission for hooliganism but the TMC govt is creating hurdles in environment-related permissions..." PM said during his address.

• Sat, 02 Mar 2024 12:08 PM

  PM Modi in Bengal LIVE Updates: TMC stands for ‘Tu Main Corruption hi corruption’, says PM

  PM Modi in Bengal LIVE Updates: Addressing the gathering in Krishnanagar, PM Modi said that TMC stood for ‘Tu Main Corruption hi corruption’.

• Sat, 02 Mar 2024 11:59 AM

  PM Modi in Bengal LIVE Updates: ‘TMC has become synonym of atrocity and betrayal’, says PM

  PM Modi in Bengal LIVE Updates: “TMC has become synonym of atrocity and betrayal”, PM said as he addressed the people of Krishnanagar in Bengal.
  
  "The TMC government has totally disappointed West Bengal and its people. Despite getting a big mandate by people of West Bengal repeatedly, the TMC has become synonym of atrocity and betrayal. TMC means betrayal, corruption and 'parivarvad'," he said.

• Sat, 02 Mar 2024 11:56 AM

  PM Modi in Bengal LIVE Updates: ‘Ei baar, NDA Sarkar 400 paar’, says PM

  PM Modi in Bengal LIVE Updates: "I also salute our mothers, sisters and daughters. Your coming here in such large numbers is giving a clear message, 'Ei baar, NDA Sarkar 400 paar'. This is my second day in West Bengal and in these 2 days, I got the opportunity to hand over to you projects worth more than ₹22,000 crores..."PM said during his address in Krishnanagar.

• Sat, 02 Mar 2024 11:50 AM

  PM Modi in Bengal LIVE Updates: ‘TMC govt has disappointed people of Bengal’, says PM

  PM Modi in Bengal LIVE Updates: Speaking at the public meeting in Bengal's Nadia district Modi said that TMC govt has disappointed people of Bengal. PM further called the TMC govt as corrupted.

• Sat, 02 Mar 2024 11:44 AM

  PM Modi in Bengal LIVE Updates: PM addressing gathering in Nadia

  PM Modi in Bengal LIVE Updates: PM speaks at the gathering in Nadia

• Sat, 02 Mar 2024 11:40 AM

  PM Modi in Bengal LIVE Updates: PM will address gathering in Nadia shortly

  PM Modi in Bengal LIVE Updates: PM Modi will address the gathering in Nadia shortly.

• Sat, 02 Mar 2024 11:37 AM

  PM Modi in Bengal LIVE Updates: Prime Minister Narendra Modi feliciated during the programme in Krishnanagar
• Sat, 02 Mar 2024 11:18 AM

  PM Modi in Bengal LIVE Updates: PM's roadshow commences in Nadia

  PM Modi in Bengal LIVE Updates: PM's roadshow has started in Nadia.

• Sat, 02 Mar 2024 11:10 AM

  PM Modi in Bengal LIVE Updates: 'We have taken another step towards making West Bengal a 'viksit' state' says PM

  PM Modi in Bengal LIVE Updates: "Today, we have taken another step towards making West Bengal a 'viksit' state. Yesterday, I was in Arambagh where I inaugurated and laid foundation stone of several development projects worth nearly ₹7,000 crore. And today, I have inaugurated and laid foundation stone of several development projects worth ₹15,000 crore," said PM Modi.

• Sat, 02 Mar 2024 11:06 AM

  PM Modi in Bengal LIVE Updates: PM addresses gathering in Krishnanagar

  PM Modi in Bengal LIVE Updates: PM begins his address after the inauguration of development projects in Krishnanagar.

• Sat, 02 Mar 2024 10:54 AM

  PM Modi in Bengal LIVE Updates: PM inaugurates development projects worth ₹15,000 crore in Krishnanagar

  PM Modi in Bengal LIVE Updates: PM inaugurates development projects worth ₹15,000 crore in West Bengal's Krishnanagar.

• Sat, 02 Mar 2024 10:47 AM

  PM Modi in Bengal LIVE Updates: PM reaches Bengal's Krishnanagar to attend inauguration event of development projects

  PM Modi in Bengal LIVE Updates: PM has reached Bengal's Krishnanagar to attend inauguration event of development projects.

• Sat, 02 Mar 2024 10:40 AM

  PM Modi in Bengal LIVE Updates: Security measures in place ahead of PM's visit to Krishnanagar

  PM Modi in Bengal LIVE Updates: Stringent security arrangements have been put in place ahead of the prime minister's visit to Krishnanagar district.

• Sat, 02 Mar 2024 10:30 AM

  PM Modi in Bengal LIVE Updates: Union Minister Giriraj Singh's statement on INDIA bloc in Bihar ahead of PM's visit to the state later in the day

  PM Modi in Bengal LIVE Updates: Union Minister Giriraj Singh said on Saturday , "It doesn't matter if they are in touch or not, the fact remains that the Mahagathbandhan has fallen like a pack of cards, the reason is the ego of RJD. Tejashwi Yadav took out a Jan Vishwas Yatra, and wherever he went, there was an environment of terror- be it breaking the BJP advertisement vehicle in Begusarai or creating an environment of fear wherever he went..."

• Sat, 02 Mar 2024 10:25 AM

  PM Modi in Bengal LIVE Updates: PM to inaugurate the four-laning of the 100-km-long Farakka-Raiganj section of NH-12

  PM Modi in Bengal LIVE Updates: PM will inaugurate the four-laning of the 100-km-long Farakka-Raiganj section of NH-12, built at ₹1,986 crore in Bengal today.

• Sat, 02 Mar 2024 10:13 AM

  PM Modi in Bengal LIVE Updates: Where to watch PM's programme?

  Watch PM Modi's programme LIVE here.

• Sat, 02 Mar 2024 10:04 AM

  PM Modi in Bengal LIVE Updates: Preparations underway in West Bengal's Krishnanagar for PM Modi's public rally

  PM Modi in Bengal LIVE Updates: Preparations are underway in West Bengal's Krishnanagar for PM Modi's public rally

• Sat, 02 Mar 2024 09:54 AM

  PM Modi in Bengal LIVE Updates: Projects worth ₹15,000 to be launched

  The PM will lay the foundation stone of Damodar Valley Corporation's Raghunathpur Thermal Power Station Phase II (2x660 mw), located in the Purulia district. He will inaugurate the flue gas desulfurisation (FGD) system at Mejia Thermal Power Station, developed at ₹650 crore.

  He will also inaugurate the four-laning of the 100-km-long Farakka-Raiganj section of NH-12, built at ₹1,986 crore. (PTI)

• Sat, 02 Mar 2024 09:40 AM

  PM Modi in Bengal LIVE Updates: Modi's two-day visit to Bengal

  PM Modi in Bengal LIVE Updates: Prime Minister Narendra Modi is on a two-day trip to West Bengal. During his visit, he will address rallies in Arambagh and Krishnanagar. Additionally, he will inaugurate various projects worth ₹22,000 crore at separate events. More

• Sat, 02 Mar 2024 09:19 AM

  PM Modi in Bengal LIVE Updates: A look at PM's schedule in Bihar's Aurangabad later in the day

  PM Modi in Bengal LIVE Updates: At around 2:30 pm, the Prime Minister is scheduled to lay the foundation stone for multiple development projects totalling ₹21,400 crore in Bihar's Aurangabad.

  Focusing on bolstering the National Highways network within the state, the Prime Minister will unveil and initiate various National Highway initiatives valued at over ₹18,100 crores. Among these projects are the inauguration of the 63.4 km long two-lane with paved shoulder Jaynagar-Narahia section of NH-227; the section of the six-lane Patna ring road from Kanhauli to Ramnagar on NH-131G; the construction of a 3.2 km long second flyover parallel to the existing one in Kishanganj town; the four-laning of the 47 km long Bakhtiyarpur-Rajauli stretch; and the four-laning of the 55 km long Arra - Parariya section of NH-319.

• Sat, 02 Mar 2024 09:03 AM

  PM Modi in Bengal LIVE Updates: PM Modi to inaugurate development projects at Krishnanagar at 10:30 am

  PM Modi in Bengal LIVE Updates: Prime Minister Modi will inaugurate development projects at West Bengal's Krishnanagar at 10:30 am

• Sat, 02 Mar 2024 08:50 AM

  PM Modi in Bengal LIVE Updates: Summing up PM's programme in Bengal

  PM Modi in Bengal LIVE Updates: On Saturday, around 10:30 am, the Prime Minister is scheduled to arrive in Krishnanagar in the Nadia district of West Bengal, where he will be involved in inaugurating, dedicating, and laying the foundation stone for multiple development projects amounting to approximately ₹15,000 crore.

  During his visit to Krishnanagar, the Prime Minister will be focusing on various sectors such as power, rail, and road infrastructure.

  To enhance the power sector, the Prime Minister will lay the foundation stone for the Raghunathpur Thermal Power Station Phase II, which comprises two units of 660 MW each, situated in Raghunathpur, Purulia district.

  Additionally, the Prime Minister will inaugurate the Flue Gas Desulfurization (FGD) system for Units 7 & 8 of Mejia Thermal Power Station. This initiative aims to improve environmental standards and reduce pollution.

  Furthermore, a significant road project will be inaugurated by the Prime Minister, involving the construction of four lanes for the Farakka-Raiganj Section of NH-12 spanning 100 km. With an investment of approximately ₹1986 crore, this project is expected to alleviate traffic congestion, enhance connectivity, and foster socio-economic development in North Bengal and the Northeast region.

  In the realm of rail infrastructure, the Prime Minister will dedicate four rail projects in West Bengal, collectively valued at over ₹940 crore. These projects include the doubling of the Damodar-Mohishila rail line, the introduction of a third line between Rampurhat and Murarai, the doubling of the Bazarsau-Azimganj rail line, and the establishment of a new line connecting Azimganj to Murshidabad. These initiatives aim to improve rail connectivity, enhance transportation efficiency, and contribute to regional development.

• Sat, 02 Mar 2024 08:36 AM

  PM Modi in Bengal LIVE Updates: PM to also visit Bihar's Aurangabad and Begusarai today

  PM Modi in Bengal LIVE Updates The Prime Minister will visit Bihar's Aurangabad and lay the foundation stone of multiple development projects worth more than ₹21,400 crore. He will also visit Begusarai and will inaugurate multiple oil and gas projects worth about ₹1.48 lakh crore.

• Sat, 02 Mar 2024 08:20 AM

  PM Modi in Bengal LIVE Updates: PM to also dedicate four projects collectively valued at over ₹940 crore in Bengal

  PM Modi in Bengal LIVE Updates: The Prime Minister will dedicate four projects in West Bengal, collectively valued at over ₹940 crore. These projects include the doubling of the Damodar-Mohishila rail line, the introduction of a third line between Rampurhat and Murarai, the doubling of the Bazarsau-Azimganj rail line, and the establishment of a new line connecting Azimganj to Murshidabad.

• Sat, 02 Mar 2024 08:19 AM

  PM Modi in Bengal LIVE Updates: PM to initiate construction of Phase II of the Raghunathpur Thermal Power Station in Bengal's Purulia

  PM Modi in Bengal LIVE Updates: The Prime Minister will initiate the construction of Phase II of the Raghunathpur Thermal Power Station located in the Purulia district