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New Delhi : Union Home and Cooperation Minister Amit Shah on September 2, 2021, launched various development projects worth Rs 50 crore at Davanagere in Karnataka. Shah inaugurated the Gandhi Bhawan, Police Public School, and the GM Institute of Technology’s central library at Davanagere.
He also felicitated Freedom Fighters and expressed gratitude to them for their invaluable contribution in the country’s freedom struggle. The Chief Minister of Karnataka Basavraj S Bommai and several other dignitaries were present on the occasion.
Shah, in his address, said that India and the world are facing a pandemic for the last couple of years. He said that the Covid-19 pandemic posed a big challenging for the whole of humanity and as far as India is concerned, it has fought its battle against Covid very well and with strength under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, and that is why, today we are almost out of it, according to a PIB release.
The Union Home Minister remembered several Covid-19 warriors, security personnel, sanitation workers, who put their lives at stake and gave society strength to fight and many of them sacrificed their lives, too. Shah said that the whole world and experts saw how big a challenge it was for India and its 130 crore people to fight Covid-19. He said that under the leadership of PM Modi, the world’s biggest vaccination drive is being run in India quite efficiently.
Shah said that the Karnataka government has fought its battle against Covid-19 really well and till date, around 5 crore 20 lakh people have been vaccinated. Out of these, 4 crore have been given the first dose while 1 crore 16 lakh people have been administered the second dose as well. He exuded confidence that under the leadership of the Chief Minister Basavraj Bommai, vaccination of over 90 percent population will be completed by September 2021 end. He said that it is a huge achievement and an example that if the government works in coordination with people, it can do wonders.
The Union Home Minister said that PM Modi always thinks about the poor, the backward, and tribals. He said that the Covid-19 pandemic affected the poor of the country the most. Daily wagers found it hard to earn a single meal. Narendra Modi’s government distributed 5 kg foodgrains free of cost to every individual from May to November- till Diwali, during the First and Second waves, Shah added. Can you imagine that the Modi Government has provided 80 crore people of the country with 5 kilogram foodgrains free of cost, for ten months, Shah said.
He said that in possible scenario of a Third wave, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has announced packages worth thousands of crores to prepare every state, city, town to fight Covid-19.
Talking about Second wave of Covid-19 pandemic, Shah said that the country faced huge shortage of oxygen during the last wave and thousands of oxygen plants started coming up. He expressed confidence that under the leadership of PM Modi, India will become Aatmanirbhar in oxygen very soon.
Shah said that our party decided to give Basavraj Bommai the responsibility to be the new Chief Minister of Karnataka. He said that Yediurappa did not leave any stone unturned for the development of Karnataka, especially villages and farmers, during both his stints. He said that in Karnataka, an era of development started under the rule of our party and Yediurappa. He expressed hope that under the leadership of Bommai, our party will once again form the government with full majority. He said that Bommai took several small but important initiatives like no salute from Police or doing away with many things related to VVIP culture.
The Union Home Minister said that support of people is needed by the state and the Centre in the fight against Covid-19. He said that at some places, in some districts and some sections, there is a reservation for vaccination. It is the duty of everyone to ensure that in our surroundings, family or friend circles, no one is left without receiving vaccination. Shah said that 100 percent vaccination is the only victory Mantra against Covid-19 and the Government of India has ensured sufficient supply of vaccine.