'UP Moved From Red Tape To Red Carpet' Says PM Modi, Lays Foundation Stone Of Kalki Dham Temple

On one hand pilgrimage centres are being developed and, on the other, cities are getting high-tech infrastructure, PM Modi said in UP's Sambhal. Hours later in Lucknow, PM Modi said the state has moved from "red tape culture to red carpet culture."

PM Modi performed puja during the foundation stone ceremony with UP Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath and Shri Kalki Dham Nirman Trust chairman Acharya Pramod Krishnam, who was recently expelled by the Congress for six years.

In his address at the foundation stone laying ceremony, PM Modi took a veiled jibe at Congress told Acharya Pramod Krishnam that it is good that he did not give him anything otherwise there would a "PIL" in Supreme Court over that. "...He [Acharya Pramod Krishnam] said that everyone has something to give but I have nothing, I can only express my feelings. Pramod ji, it is good that you did not give me anything, otherwise the times have changed in such a way that if in today's era, Sudama would give rice to Shri Krishna and the video would come out, a PIL would be filed in the Supreme Court and the judgment would come that something was given to Lord Krishna in corruption and Lord Krishna was doing corruption. It is better that you expressed your feelings and did not give anything...," PM Modi said.

Shri Kalki Dham is being constructed by Shri Kalki Dham Nirman Trust whose chairman is Acharya Pramod Krishnam. The programme was be attended by many saints, religious leaders and other dignitaries.

PM Modi also mentioned the Ayodhya Ram temple and said said, "...Just last month, on 22nd January, the country saw the wait of 500 years come to an end in Ayodhya. That experience of Ram Lalla's presence, that divine feeling, still makes us emotional. We have also witnessed the inauguration of the first Hindu temple in Abu Dhabi, on Arab soil, hundreds of kilometres away from the country..."

PM Modi At UPGIS 2023

PM Modi also attended the fourth ground breaking ceremony in UP's Lucknow for investment proposals received during the UP Global Investors Summit 2023 (UPGIS 2023), held in February 2023. PM Modi was at the groundbreaking cerlaunch 14,000 projects across Uttar Pradesh worth more than Rs 10 Lakh crore.

Making an address here, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said it has been seven years since a double-engine government was formed in Uttar Pradesh and that over these years the 'red tape culture' in the state has ended and a 'red carpet culture' has been brought.

"In the last 7 years, crime has reduced in UP and business culture has expanded. In the last 7 years, an environment of business, development and trust has been formed in UP. The double-engine government has shown that if there is a true intention for change, nobody can stop it," PM Modi said.

The projects PM Modi inaugurated relate to sectors like Manufacturing, Renewable Energy, IT & ITeS, Food Processing, Housing & Real Estate, Hospitality and Entertainment, Education, among others.

The programme was to be attended by about 5,000 participants, including notable industrialists, representatives of top global and Indian companies, ambassadors and high commissioners and other distinguished guests, the press release added.