Northeast s first ever Vajpayee Statue to be installed on December 25
The 13 feet high statue of the late Prime Minister is made of bronze and will be located at Zero Point of the East-West corridor which is at Rangpur in Silchar.
The site of installation at Zero point
| 24 Dec 2020 8:52 AM GMT
Silchar: Union Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari and Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal would unveil a 13-feet bronze statue of former Prime Minister late Atal Bhari Vajpayee. The statue built at a cost of Rs 15 lakhs has been built at Zero Point in Silchar.
This is the first statue of Vajpayee to come up anywhere in Northeast.
“In order to bring prosperity to farmers, the government has made extensive reforms and brought the new farm laws. But those who did not like progress and development of the country and happiness on the face of the farmers are misleading and provoking them,” he said, adding that mandi fees have also been reduced to just 1 per cent.
Taking a dig at the Opposition, he said, “These (Opposition parties) will not allow things to be done in the interest of farmers. The government is working in a dedicated way for the farmers and after Independence, no government at the Centre, except the one led by the BJP, has brought so many schemes in the interest of farmers.”
PM Modi to address farmers on Atal Bihari Vajpayee s birth anniversary
Both BJP representatives and MLAs will participate on 25 December, preferably from their electoral districts, along with farmers in PM Narendra Modi s special virtual address on the anniversary of the birth of former PM Atal Bihari Vajpayee.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be connecting with farmers on the anniversary of the birth of former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee on 25 December, said the BJP. The group will organise kisan samvad in more than 2,500 locations in Uttar Pradesh.
UP BJP chief Swatantra Dev Singh and party leader Radha Mohan Singh held a virtual meeting in this reference with party officials from parts of the state.
New COVID-19 strain: India temporarily suspends Vande Bharat flights from UK, says MEA ANI | Updated: Dec 24, 2020 19:13 IST
New Delhi [India], December 24 (ANI): India has temporarily suspended its Vande Bharat flights from the United Kingdom due to the emergence of new strain of coronavirus, said the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) on Thursday.
Speaking during the weekly virtual press conference, Anurag Srivastava, MEA Spokesperson, said that as many as 1,005 international flights have been operated under Phase 8 Plus of India s Vande Bharat Mission, thus, repatriating more than 40 lakh people from 27 countries. Phase 8 Plus of this mission is currently operational since December 1. Under this phase 1,005 international flights have been operated from 27 countries facilitating an estimated 1.8 lakh people. In terms of numbers, as on December 22, more than 40 lakh people have been facilitated under the Vande Bharat Mission, he said.
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