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Launch of cruise in Ganga at Kashi by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi is in fact done with an eye on 2024 general elections. Prime Minister Narendra Modi has flagged off the MV Ganga Vilas luxury cruise on world’s longest river voyage from Varanasi to Dibrugarh. “The inauguration of Ganga Vilas will open new vistas for the eastern India to emerge yet brighter on the world map of tourism, ” Modi said after inauguration. The inauguration of the luxury cruise is a historical moment and is epoch making. He further said, “India cannot be defined in words, it can be experienced by heart.” PM told foreign tourists on MV Ganga Vilas river cruise. MV Ganga is the first ever cruise vessel to be made in India. The objective and mission of Modi in doing all this is the win of Lok Sabha elections of 2024.He has 2024 always in mind and thus is he laying foundation stones and inaugurating many projects.
His mission and motive behind all this is the general elections of 2024 which he and his BJP wants to win. The luxury cruise is the symbol of self-reliant India (Atmanirbhar Bharat) in the river cruise sector.PM also inaugurated the Tent City on the banks of river Ganga in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh. Besides he also laid foundation and inaugurated several projects of inland waterways in Bihar, West Bengal and Assam on this occasion. The flag-off ceremony was held in presence of Minister of Ports, Shipping and Waterways-Sarbananda Sonowal, Chief Minister of UP Yogi Adityanath, besides other ministers and senior officials from various ministries and departments. These inaugurations and other foundations are laid by Modi with the mission and eye on the general elections. While Modi is embarking upon the mission of winning elections in 2024,his l and fighter Yogi is practically acting to secure victory in the general elections and for this he has made a plan of 80 Lok Sabha members which he has reiterated to win in the elections and for this he is making sincere and strenuous efforts and thus is he acting to get at least 80 Lok Sabha seats which will pave the way for once again of having a NDA government headed by the BJP. Therefore Yogi is on the action mode of getting 80 Lok sabha seats in the ensuing general elections of 2024 which will definitely ensure again a BJP government of Modi and for this mission the actual work on the ground has begun and the Modi’s fighter is working hard from now to make it possible to again have a BJP government of Modi in 2024 and for this the action has begun as the Yogi is working day and night for having the BJP government at centre after winning 2024 general elections.
The inauguration of MV Ganga Vilas and the Tent City on the bank of river Ganga in Varanasi UP and other foundations by Modi are in fact done with an eye and mission of 2024 elections. Modi has said golden words and the words of wisdom on the occasion of flagging the luxury cruise in river Ganga.
He said, that designing of cruise service on river Ganga is landmark moment and it will herald a new age of tourism in India. Modi also said that India has everything that you can imagine, it also has what is beyond your imagination, India cannot be defined in words but can be experienced with heart.
India has always opened her heart to everyone, irrespective of religion.
The commencement of MVGanga Vilas cruise which will sail over 3200 km is a living example of the development of inland waterways in the country. Work is being done on the development of 111national water highways across twenty four states. It is Modi on mission of 2024. MV Ganga Vilas began its journey from Varanasi, PM Modi’s constituency and will sail around 3200 km in 51 days to reach Dibrugarh in Assam via Bangladesh, travelling across 27 river systems in the two countries. It should be noted that Dibrugarh is the hometown of union shipping minister Sarbanand Sonowal. PM Modi said the 51-day river cruise is a unique opportunity to connect with country’s cultural roots and discover beautiful aspects of its diversity. According to PMO, the cruise has been curated to bring out best of the country to be showcased to the world. The cruise is planned to work with visits to 50 tourist spots including world heritage sites, national parks, river Ghats and major cities like Patna in Bihar, Sahibganjin Jarkhand, Kolkata in West Bengal, Dhaka in Bangladesh and Guwahati in Assam. Built to cherish Indian and international design, the modernist ship is 62 meters in length and 12 meters wide and requires a draft of 14 meters. With 18suits and all associated amenities, the vessel has a total carrying capacity of 36 passengers. The cruise has three decks,18 suits on board with a carrying capacity of 36 tourists and having all luxury amenities. The PM also laid foundation stones for several other inland waterway projects worth more than Rs 1000 crore during the event. In line with the Prime Minister’s endeavor to boost river cruise tourism, the huge untapped potential of river cruises will get unlocked with the launch of this service and it will herald a new age of cruise tourism in India. Addressing the gathering, the PM hailed Lord Mahadev and greeted people on the auspicious occasion of Lohri. Underlining the central role of the river Ganga in the life of every Indian, the PM lamented that the area around banks lagged behind in development in the post-independent India leading to massive exodus of population from this area.
This wrong has to be corrected now. He added that those seeking spirituality will cover destinations like Kashi, Bodh Gaya, Vikramshila, Patna Sahib and Majuli. The way to Delhi goes from Lacknow and it is UP which can pave the way for having BJP governments in UP as well as at the centre. Yogi is making earnest efforts to win the UP assembly elections and then to ensure victory in 2024 elections. Now in the centre cabinet are 15 ministers and this is done with an eye on 2024 election. With BJP are Apna Dal and Nishad Party and congress wants to go alone and with the small parties there are great chances of alliances.
But at the end of the day it will be the BJP in UP in 2023 and also at the national level which will steal the political show in 2024.The sole mission and motive is UP’s development. The prime minister expressed confidence that the new government will work for record development for UP.
As the Yogi led government took over in UP, PM Modi said sole aim and mission is development of the state, in an apparent bid to allay apprehensions over the hard-line Hindutva mascot becoming the chief minister.
Modi said India’s Jan Shakti is powering the rise of a new and transformed India. Modi said when UP develops, India develops. In fact it is the mission of Modi and the action of Yogi that will ensure the victory of BJP in 2024 general elections. Yogi has locked 80 Lok Sabha seats for BJP from UP and the action on this ambitious plan has begun and this will definitely pave way for the BJP government after 2024 general elections as Yogi is practically working on this mission and so we can say Modi’s mission and Yogis action.
(The author is a columnist,
social and KP activist).