Chandigarh, July 17. Prime Minister Narendra Modi, during a public meeting held in Jalandhar on Friday ahead of the proposed upcoming assembly elections in Punjab, made his biggest attack so far on the ruling party of the state and strongly advocated for a ‘double engine’ government in the state.
Wearing a green traditional Sikh turban as a symbol of farmers, PM Modi roared and described the ruling Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government in the state as ‘staunchly dishonest’. While heating up the election atmosphere, he described Congress and Akali Dal as just hungry for power and claimed that it is very important to form a ‘double-engine’ government of BJP here to bring Punjab out of its misery.
5,470 Gift of rail and road projects worth more than Rs. crore
Amidst the election campaign, the Prime Minister also gave a big gift of rail and road infrastructure projects worth more than Rs 5,470 crore to the voters of Punjab. In this series, he flagged off two new railway services – Kartauli Punjab-Ambala and Jalandhar-Varanasi from Jalandhar Cantonment station. Before flagging off the Sir Govardhanpur Varanasi Express from Chhaharta in Amritsar to Varanasi, he also interacted with school children.
Prime Minister Modi started his speech in Punjabi language and while inquiring about the well-being of the people present there, said that as always, they all should remain in full enthusiasm and good mood. He said – ‘Some time ago, I came here to attend the birth anniversary celebrations of Sri Guru Ravidas Ji and today, our Jalandhar is celebrating development. This morning, I got the opportunity to launch the country’s first hydrogen train from Jind. I also had the opportunity to lay the foundation stone of a magnificent Sikh Museum in Kurukshetra. This museum will play a big role in passing on our Guru tradition and the teachings of our Gurus to the coming generations.
New train service connecting Amritsar and Kashi started
Referring to further intensifying the development efforts, PM Modi said that now many new train services have been started from Jalandhar. A train service connecting Amritsar and Kashi has also started, which will make it very easy for the devotees of Guru Ravidas Ji to travel to Kashi from Punjab. Apart from this, he informed about the inauguration of a new railway line between Daulatpur Chowk and Kartauli today, the foundation stone of Ludhiana Bypass and the inauguration of another section of Delhi-Amritsar-Katra Expressway.
Work continues on many projects in Punjab
Prime Minister Modi further said that today the Government of India is working on many connectivity infrastructure projects in Punjab. He clarified that even though there is no BJP government in Punjab, the BJP led NDA government at the Center is leaving no stone unturned in ensuring the development of the state. He appreciated the people of Jalandhar for making the event more meaningful through the ‘Swachhta Se Swagat’ initiative.
‘May you be a citizen god!‘ The central government is working inspired by the mantra of
PM Modi said that the BJP government at the Center gives priority to serving every citizen of India, making their lives easier and providing them new opportunities for progress. This is the reason why the government is working inspired by the mantra of ‘Nagarik Devo Bhava’. He emphasized that it is the constant effort of the government to ensure that every family, whether poor or middle class, gets the best possible facilities and this spirit of ‘Nagarik Devo Bhava’ is clearly visible in their work also.
Targeted at Punjab government
The Prime Minister said that this ‘Sher-e-Punjab’ is the land of Maharaja Ranjit Singh. But whatever is happening in Punjab today is not hidden from anyone. He alleged that the reality of deception and failure is being hidden behind advertisements. Today, law and order in Punjab has completely deteriorated and no one can tell when and where a gang war will break out or from which side bullets will start firing.
He said that serving the public requires honest intentions and loyalty, but the party in power in Punjab has neither of these and is known as a ‘staunchly dishonest party’. He said that the Central Government is making every possible effort to ensure that the people of Punjab get the benefits of all its schemes, but a shameless game of loot is going on under the rule of this party.
Today’s rally in Jalandhar was wonderful! This shows that the people of Punjab want only BJP. Inspired by the spirit of ‘Nagrik Devo Bhava’, we are committed to provide the best facilities and opportunities to every citizen. @BJP4Punjab pic.twitter.com/UqPpHTYkQ2
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) July 17, 2026
BJP in Punjab ‘double-engine‘ government necessary
The Prime Minister said that Punjab can develop rapidly, but for this it is very important to have a ‘double-engine’ government of BJP here. Giving the example of Delhi, he said that ever since the ‘double-engine’ government has come there, the development of the city has gained a new momentum. Referring to the neighboring state of Haryana, he said that the BJP’s ‘double-engine’ government there is giving minimum support price to farmers on 24 crops, while the farmers of Punjab are only being cheated.
Congress and Akali Dal also targeted
He further said that the Congress party in Punjab is also stuck in its internal crises. They are not fighting for the welfare of Punjab but their fight is only about who should get the seat of power. PM Modi described the situation of Akali Dal as similar and said that they are also engaged in their vested interests and do not care about the people of Punjab.
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