Union Home Minister Amit Shah on May 18 highlighted Uttar Pradesh's transformation from a State known for producing country-made pistols to one now manufacturing cannon balls.
Addressing an election rally in Lalitpur in favour of BJP's Jhansi candidate Anurag Sharma, who is eyeing a second term, the Union Home Minister said the State started developing only after Narendra Modi became the Prime Minister and Yogi Adityanath the Chief Minister.
"There was a time when country-made pistols were produced in Uttar Pradesh. But PM Modi built a defence corridor in Bundelkhand, and now cannon balls are made here," Mr. Shah said.