Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said that conspiracies have been hatched to defame Gujarat and stop investments. Modi was addressing a rally after inaugurating and laying the foundation stone for development works in Bhuj district ahead of the assembly elections in Gujarat later this year.
The Prime Minister said, “There were conspiracies to defame Gujarat in the country and the world. Repeated efforts were made to stop the investments coming into the state, but the state chose new paths of progress.
Modi said, “(Year) After the devastating earthquake in Kutch in 2001, I talked about the redevelopment of Kutch and we worked hard for it. You are seeing the results today.”
“There were many people who said that Kutch would not recover from the earthquake, but people have changed the scenario,” he said.
“You may see many shortcomings in India right now, but I can clearly see that by 2047, India will be a developed nation,” Modi said.