Little introspection, my friends.

Pt Nehru lived in the modest Teen Murti Bhawan. It is now a memorial.

Smt Indira Gandhi lived in 1 Safdarjung Road, which is now a memorial.

Sh Rajiv Gandhi & PM’s after him occupied 7 Race Course (now 7 Lok Kalyan Marg) during their tenure.
It was never called Gandhi Villa or Manmohan Mahal or by the name of any other incumbent PM.

A house where the country’s PM lives is an institutional structure. It belongs to the people of India & not to an individual.

It symbolises perpetuity & dignity of office.
Now the Congress ecosystem is shamelessly calling a proposed house (No decision on which has yet been taken) for India’s PM in Central Vista Project as ‘Modi Mahal.’

Is this the level they want to stoop to?
Do they want to make this name calling, their calling card in future?
Rajiv Ji’s family (& now Sonia Ji) occupies the sprawling 10 Janpath - never referred to as Casa Gandhi.

After leaving office Sh ABV occupied a house on KM Marg which his family immediately vacated when he passed away.

Some food for thought.

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19 May
The entire central vista project consists of the New Parliament Building, 10 buildings for various offices, Central Vista Avenue & other institutional infrastructural projects.

Except for Central Vista Avenue & Parliament Building, other projects are yet to be taken up.
Currently, 2800 workers are toiling to ensure that Central Vista Avenue is ready for Republic Day 2022 & new parliament building for winter session 2022 - the 75th year of India’s Independence. Those weaving a web of deceit are doing great disservice to their own reputation.
The toolkits which have emerged in public domain are proof of they have a problem with anything that will bring a smile on the faces of Indians. They want all these activities to shut down & the labourers to migrate so that they can take photos & make documentaries to make money.
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8 May
Do not believe in fake photos & canards about ongoing work at Central Vista Avenue. No Jamun trees have been removed. Only few trees will be transplanted in entire project. Overall green cover will increase. Defining elements of built heritage like lamp posts etc will be restored
The transformed Central Vista will be a world class public space in the heart of national capital. The project is progressing on schedule. With more public space, landscaping & modern amenities, it will eventually be something every Indian will be proud of.
It will have more public space with refurbished lawns, paved walkways along Rajpath, improved landscape, clean canals, adequate public amenities, vending areas, public performance facilities, safe road crossings, non-disruptive facilities for public events etc.
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7 May
Congress’s discourse on Central Vista is bizarre.
Cost of Central Vista is about ₹20,000 crore, over several years.

GoI has allocated nearly twice that amount for vaccination! India’s healthcare budget for just this year was over ₹3 lakh crore. We know our priorities. Image
There are hundreds of projects being executed by various depts. Governance hasn’t come to a standstill, unlike the Congress’s times of policy paralysis.

Central Vista is just another ongoing project. It’s only the Congress that’s obsessed about it, nobody else. Image
Moreover, only projects for New Parliament Building & rejuvenation of Central Vista Avenue have been awarded at an estimated cost of ₹862 crore & ₹477 crore respectively till now.

As I said, there are many components in Central Vista project which are spread over several years
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3 Feb
A litany of lies is one of the many tools of misinformation being used to discredit the #FarmLaws & derail the negotiations by vested interest groups. 

That these laws were not debated & 'rushed through' top the list of such canards.

#IndiaTogether
#IndiaAgainstPropaganda
Here are the facts. Economic Survey 2021 mentions that 15 committees formed between 2001-2020 by different govts deliberated the farm reforms. Unlike the fake narrative the laws were clearly not 'rushed.' Many of those now vitiating the narrative have supported these for decades.
Then again, if those who are now egging on the farmers were as serious about their opposition to the laws 36 opposition members should not have been absent when RS debated these laws for more than 4 hours on 20 Sept 2020.
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1 Feb
Govt led by PM Sh @narendramodi ji has taken effective steps to strengthen the economy under #AatmanirbharBharat Abhiyan. #Budget2021 announced by FM @nsitharaman Ji is a budget of New & Self Reliant India which gives further boost to Indian industry & manufacturing sector. ImageImageImageImage
Policies to make it easy for foreign investors to invest in India's infrastructure projects have been proposed in #Budget2021. Customs duty has been reduced on several inputs and raw materials to push manufacturing in India. ImageImageImageImage
Mega Investment Textile Parks, Atmanirbhar Bharat PLI schemes, Phased manufacturing plan for solar cells & India national infrastructure pipeline will propel our next phase of growth.
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1 Feb
The govt led by PM Sh @narendramodi Ji has proposed to work towards raising the share of public transport in urban areas through expansion of metro rail network & augment of city bus service under #AatmaNirbharBharatKaBudget2021. ImageImage
A new scheme will be launched at a cost of ₹18,000 cr to support augmentation of public bus transport services. It will facilitate deployment of innovative PPP models to enable private sector players to finance, acquire, operate & maintain over 20,000 buses.
The scheme will boost the automobile sector, provide fillip to economic growth, create employment & enhance ease of mobility. 

MetroLite/MetroNeo will be deployed to provide metro rail systems at lesser cost in Tier-2 cities & peripheral areas of Tier-1 cities.
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