Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on October 19 that he is confident that planes will be manufactured in Gujarat soon, and that spare parts will be manufactured in the state’s Rajkot.
He was speaking to a crowd in Rajkot’s Race Course area after launching a slew of projects, including housing for the city’s economically disadvantaged residents.
Modi is on a two-day visit to his home state of Gujarat, where Assembly elections are scheduled for the end of December.
Praising the engineering industry in Rajkot district during his address, Modi said, “Aeroplanes will be manufactured in Gujarat soon and their spare parts will be made in Rajkot.”
Some leaders built bungalows for themselves after coming into politics, but did not do anything for the poor, he said without mentioning anyone.
“They came into politics and built their bungalows, but never thought of improving the conditions of those living in slums. I have taken up the work of building houses for the poor” he said.
On the occasion, he handed over the possession of nearly 1,100 houses built under the ‘Light House” project to the beneficiaries. Before the rally, the PM also led a roadshow from the airport till Race Course ground.
