Last Updated: October 19, 2023, 15:52 IST
PM Modi said it was due to the efforts of the ‘double-engine government’ that Madhya Pradesh is on the way to feature among the top three economy-states in the country. (PTI)
The prime minister has credited chief minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan in the letter with “working tirelessly” for the state over the last 20 years
“I am confident that you will again make a double-engine government in Madhya Pradesh” — Prime Minister Narendra Modi has said in a letter titled ‘MP Ke Mann Mein Modi’ to the people of Madhya Pradesh which the BJP will take door-to-door during the election campaign.
The prime minister has credited chief minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan in the letter with “working tirelessly” for the state over the last 20 years. “The result of the same has been that the state saw construction of 5 lakh km of roads, a 16% rate of economic growth, water reaching 65 lakh homes and 28,000 MW of power production,” the PM has written in the letter.
“I have always had a special connection with Madhya Pradesh and that meant that people have given us a big victory in the state in the 2014 and 2019 Lok Sabha elections in the state. I am confident that you will give me similar support in the upcoming state elections in Madhya Pradesh,” the PM has written.
He said that it was due to the efforts of the ‘double-engine government’ that Madhya Pradesh is on the way to feature among the top three economy-states in the country. Modi also cited how 1.36 crore people in Madhya Pradesh have come out of the poverty net in the state due to various social welfare schemes run by the BJP government.
“These 20 years have not been just about the development of Madhya Pradesh but also of the people’s trust in the BJP. Today, the model of Madhya Pradesh is a source of inspiration for welfare of poor and women empowerment,” the prime minister has written. Modi has said the Madhya Pradesh government has been devoted to women empowerment and worked for both ‘Ladli Behnas’ and ‘Ladli Lakshmis’ in the state.
He also cited how MP was given “step-motherly” treatment by the UPA government at the Centre before 2014 and many of the state schemes became difficult to implement.
“The whole country is a witness to how MP developed a new capacity after BJP came to power in the Centre in 2014,” he has written, noting how MP became strong and self-reliant after being a ‘bimaru state’ 20 years ago. “Who can forget how MP before 2003 did not have even basic facilities like electricity, water and roads. The confidence shown by the people has meant that MP is now among the top 10 economy-states in the country,” the PM has written.
The BJP will be taking the letter for door-to-door distribution in the state under an election campaign that began on Thursday.
