Summary:
Dehradun, Oct 30 (PTI) Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Saturday said Uttarakhand has taken big strides in terms of development due to the vision of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and sought another mandate for the BJP in the coming elections to spur the state further on the path of development under the leadership of Modi and young Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami.
Launching his party"s poll campaign in Uttarakhand at a public rally at the Bannu school ground here, Shah said Modi brought road and rail infrastructure development projects worth Rs 85,000 crore during his tenure and challenged the opposition Congress to show what it had done for the state during its time.
"Congress was in power at the Centre for 10 years under the leadership of Manmohan Singh.
What did it do for Uttarakhand during the period? It should tell the people of the state," he said.
Modi"s vision for the reconstruction of Kedarnath which had suffered extensive damage in the 2013 disaster led to the never-seen-before development in and around the temple, he said.
The prime minister will unveil a statue of Adi Guru Shankaracharya in Kedarnath during his visit to the temple on November 5.