Slamming the Congress-led government in the neighbouring State of Karnataka over its alleged failure to ensure rapid development, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday lavished praises on the Maharashtra government headed by Chief Minister Eknath Shinde.
Mr. Modi was speaking in Pune after flagging off metro trains marking the inauguration of completed sections of phase 1 of the Pune Metro Rail project. He also handed over keys to beneficiaries of the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana.
“The industrial development of Maharashtra has paved the way for the industrial development of India since independence. On the one hand, Maharashtra is making rapid strides while on the other, a government was formed in Karnataka by making hollow announcements. Now, the whole nation is witnessing what is happening in Bengaluru, a big IT hub and global investor centre. It was expected that Karnataka would make rapid progress but with the change of government, people there are suffering,” said the Prime Minister, addressing a packed crowd in the city’s Police Ground area.
