Lucknow, Oct 19 (PTI) Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Sunday said that our full effort is to make Lucknow a world-class city.
Irrespective of whether he remains MP or not, his commitment to Lucknow’s development will remain, Singh said.
Addressing a function organised after inaugurating projects in Jankipuram Sector F on Sunday, the last day of his three-day visit to his parliamentary constituency, Singh said, “We are fully committed to the development of Lucknow. And our full effort is to make Lucknow a world-class city.” He said, “There are cities named Lucknow in many countries around the world! I just returned from Australia four days ago, and Lucknow is there too. But I want our Lucknow to become world-class.” The defence minister said that when it comes to the development of Uttar Pradesh, he has tried to do whatever he could.
“Whatever work I am doing today is with the blessings of the revered Atal Bihari Vajpayee,” Singh said as he inaugurated a community centre and library, and virtually unveiled the statues of former president Dr APJ Abdul Kalam and former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee.
Singh said, “The BrahMos missile factory has been established in Lucknow, which will prove to be a milestone in the city’s industrial development.” He said that the community development centre being inaugurated here was built by Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) and comes under the Ministry of Defence.
Singh said that HAL is doing remarkable work, and three days ago, HAL’s unit in Nashik manufactured a 4.5-generation fighter plane, which he had inaugurated.
He said that people face challenges finding space for weddings and other celebrations, so he resolved to build a community centre in each of the five Assembly constituencies of his parliamentary constituency.
He also said that he aims to ensure that there is not a single park in Lucknow that lacks an open gym.
Singh inaugurated a community centre constructed by the Lucknow Development Authority (LDA) using HAL’s CSR funds in Sector F of the Jankipuram Scheme and a library in Sector 6, Lucknow Mahanagar (city), the BJP said in a statement.
He also said that the mayor should work to ensure that Lucknow ranks first in cleanliness.
“Our Lucknow is progressing rapidly on the path of development and is among the top 10 cities in the world, but I am not satisfied with this; I want Lucknow to become number one. Every person has his own capacity and limits for his work, but I will do my best for the development of Lucknow,” Singh said.
Singh also visited Sant Asudaram Ashram in the afternoon and expressed condolences on the recent demise of Sant Sai Chanduram. Singh offered floral tributes to his portrait, and said, “I have immense respect and reverence for him, and I visited him 10-15 times. I was deeply saddened to learn of his passing.” PTI AR NAV MNK MNK
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