Narendra Modi‬, ‪Rajasthan‬, ‪Barmer district‬, ‪Pachpadra‬, ‪Vasundhara Raje‬, ‪Indian National Congress‬, ‪Bharatiya Janata Party

Narendra Modi‬, ‪Rajasthan‬, ‪Barmer district‬, ‪Pachpadra‬, ‪Vasundhara Raje‬, ‪Indian National Congress‬, ‪Bharatiya Janata Party

Rajasthan Live Updates: Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the commencement of work for the Rajasthan Refinery at Pachpadra in Barmer district. PM Modi addressed the public meeting there. Rajasthan has significant reserves of oil and gas. The Rajasthan Refinery will be the first and one of a kind in the state. The refinery is envisaged as a nine million metric tonnes per annum (MMTA) refinery-cum-petrochemical complex. The estimated cost of the project is said to be over Rs 43,000 crore. Rajasthan Refinery is a joint venture of the Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited and government of Rajasthan. PM Modi is likely to visit the Pratap Gaurav Kendra which provides information, through various exhibits, about the life, valour and achievements of Maharana Pratap, the famous King of the erstwhile kingdom of Mewar. The governor and chief minister of Rajasthan, and several Union ministers are expected to attend the event. The prime minister will inaugurate 11 completed National Highway projects, covering a total length of about 873 km, a Rajasthan government spokesman said in Jaipur.

2.18 pm:  India’s parliament is a temple of democracy, but we can not think of lying about it. But when I got information about the old rail budget, I came to know that Congress has announced more than 1,500 such schemes in the Railway Budget. Which is still hanging in paper only today: PM Modi

2.16 pm:  The previous Government allotted Rs. 500 crores for OROP knowing fully well this number is not the accurate figure. Is this the respect they had for the armed forces: PM Modi

2.13 pm:  For 40 years nothing was done about OROP. Before the 2014 election, a token sum was allocated towards OROP even when it was widely known this sum is unrealistic and too less. It was our commitment to make OROP a reality and we worked towards making that possible: PM Modi.

2.10 pm:  Some people mislead citizens often. Their misleading the nation on Barmer refinery is not the exception, it is a norm when it comes to them. There are several such areas in which they have been misleading the nation for years: PM Modi.

2.08 pm:  When we assumed office, one of the first things we did was to see what work has been done on promises in the Railway Budget. Just for a few claps in Parliament, some people made promises they could never keep. We were determined to end that culture of misleading: PM Modi

2.06 pm:  The manner in which Vasundhara Raje Ji has managed drought situations during both her terms and helped people is commendable. It is in contrast to the opposition in the state, whose poor drought management in Rajasthan is widely known: PM Narendra Modi in Barmer

2.05 pm:  Congress aur aakaal (drought) judwa bhai hain, jahan Congress jayegi wahan aakaal jayega: PM Narendra Modi in Barmer

2.04 pm:  As soon as Israel PM landed in India, both of us went to teen murti chowk first, its build in memory of Major Dalpat Shekhawat, we commemorated Rajasthan’s history of valour: PM Modi

2.02 pm:  WATCH | It is the responsibility of every Indian to make India the country that our freedom fighters dreamt of by 2022: PM Narendra Modi