Houses to women a Rakshabandhan gift: PM Modi
Valsad (Gujarat), Aug 23: The 1 lakh houses given away to women under the flagship Pradhan Mantri Awaas Yojana (rural) scheme in Gujarat's Valsad district is a Rakshabandhan gift, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Thursday.
At an event in Jujwa village, Modi also spoke on video to women across 26 districts who are the beneficiaries of these houses. Over 1.15 lakh residential units have been built at a cost of Rs 1,727 crore.
"I got an opportunity to talk to women across the state today who got their homes under the PM Awas Yojana. It's a Rakshabandhan gift to my sisters in Gujarat," Modi said at a public meeting.
"Providing over 1 lakh houses to them before the occasion of Rakshabandhan is really a satisfying moment for me," he added. He said the houses were "wonderful" because no middlemen were involved.
"It is my dream, it is our endeavour to ensure that every Indian has his own house by 2022," said Modi. "Till now we only heard politicians getting their own homes. Now, we are hearing about the poor getting their own homes."
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Suvendu defeats Mamata in Bhabanipur by over 15,000 votes
Kolkata (PTI): BJP’s Suvendu Adhikari defeated West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee in the prestigious Bhabanipur seat by a margin of 15,105 votes on Monday, the EC said.
While Adhikari bagged 73,917 votes, Banerjee secured 58,812 votes.
The result marks a virtual “action replay” of the 2021 Nandigram battle, where Adhikari had unseated Banerjee in a fiercely fought contest that redefined Bengal’s political narrative.
