‘Journey of development to continue with no pause’
Nishikant Khajuria
JAMMU, June 18: Amid rousing reception on his maiden visit to Jammu after assuming the charge of Union Minister for the third consecutive time, Dr Jitendra Singh today said that the repeated victory was acknowledgement of the good works done.
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He further said that the journey of development started by the Modi Government since 2014 is being continued without any pause and yesterday’s approval of Lakhanpur-Doda National Highway, including construction of Chattergala tunnel was testimony of the same.
Talking to media persons on sidelines of the grand reception, here today, the Union Minister, who represents Kathua-Udhampur-Doda Parliamentary constituency in the Lok Sabha since 2014, said that his victory for the third consecutive term and remarkable lead in 14 out of the 18 Assembly constituencies in the recently held Lok Sabha polls, was acknowledgement of good works done by him in last 10 years under the Modi Government.
“There is no parallel of the developmental works initiated in Kathua-Udhampur-Doda region , which have become pride of the people of this constituency and matter of envy for others,” he said.
Listing the projects sanctioned and completed in his constituency, Dr Jitendra Singh particularly mentioned about the Lakhanpur-Doda National Highway, including construction of Chattergala tunnel, which was approved yesterday by the union Minister for Road Transport and Highways, Nitin Gadkari.
“This National Highway is going to be the game changer and on the lines of DND (Delhi Noida Direct) it will be D&D, reducing distance between Doda and Dalhousi in Himachal Pradesh to mere four hours and covering all tourist spots thus giving a major boost to tourism industry in the region,” he explained.
Dr Singh claimed that erstwhile Doda region is going to play a crucial role in economic prosperity of J&K as tapping of its so far unutilized resources like water, tourism and aromatic plants will give tremendous boost to the economy.
“The earlier Governments did not give priority to Doda region, which remained unexplored till recent years. However, we have brought it into the centre stage through various hydro projects and aroma mission,” he said, adding that lack of connectivity was biggest impediment in development of the area and therefore the issue is being addressed at priority level.
Earlier, Dr Jitendra Singh was accorded a grand welcome on his maiden arrival in Jammu after assuming the charge of Union Minister for the third consecutive time.
Hundreds of his supporters, including senior BJP leaders, ground level workers, DDC members, former Panchayat representatives and people from all walks of life assembled here to greet their leader amidst drum beats .
As soon as Dr Jitendra Singh came out of Jammu Airport, people profusely garlanded him. Thereafter, he was taken to his official residence in the form of an impressive road show. Supporters gathered on both sides of the route showered flower petals on their leader amidst raising of slogans hailing Dr Jitendra Singh.
Expressing gratitude to his supporters and the party workers, Dr Jitendra Singh said that he would leave no stone unturned to continue serving his people who elected him for the third consecutive term and reposed faith in him as well as the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
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