🛑 ‘Terrorism as Tourism’: Modi Slams Pakistan, Highlights India’s Rise as 4th Largest Economy 🌍

📍 AHMEDABAD: The people of Pakistan should understand that their government and army are supporting terrorism and must come forward to end the menace. Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Monday as he marked the 11th anniversary of him taking oath in 2014 and underlined his government's development record.

• 🗣️ On the first day of his two-day visit to his home state of Gujarat, Modi addressed rallies at Dahod and Bhuj, and held road shows at Vadodara, Bhuj and Ahmedabad.

• 🪖 This was his first trip to Gujarat since Operation Sindoor, India's military response to the April 22 Pahalgam terror attack that killed 26 people.

• 🛡️ "Operation Sindoor is not just a military action. It is an expression of our Indian values and spirit. Those who harbour terrorism could never have imagined, even in their dreams, how difficult it would be to face Modi's resolve," he said at Dahod.

• ⚠️ Later in the day, he issued a warning to Islamabad.

• 🌍 "While India believes in tourism, Pakistan considers terrorism as tourism, which is very dangerous for the world. I want to ask the people of Pakistan what have they achieved? Today, India is the fourth largest economy in the world. But what is your situation? Those who promoted terrorism ruined your future." Modi said.

• 🗺️ He was addressing a gathering in Bhuj town in the Kutch district of Gujarat, which shares land as well as maritime borders with Pakistan.

• 💰 He also launched projects worth over ₹282,950 crore in Dahod, Bhuj, and Gandhinagar.

• 📆 He also marked the 11th anniversary of taking oath as PM. On May 26, 2014, Modi was sworn in as PM after the Bharatiya Janata Party swept to power in the general elections, ending three decades of coalition politics.

• 🏛️ In 2024, Modi took oath for the third time as PM on June 9.

• 🗨️ "On this day in 2014, I took oath as PM for the first time. The people of Gujarat placed their faith in me first, and then the entire nation joined hands. Since then, I have carried that responsibility with full dedication. We have taken decisions that were once unimaginable and unprecedented... today, India stands transformed, moving forward boldly in every sector," Modi said in Dahod.

• 🇮🇳 "Today, 140 crore Indians are working hard to make our country a developed country. Whatever is needed for the progress of the country, we should make it in India itself, this is the demand of today's time. India is rapidly advancing in the world of manufacturing today...Today we are exporting many goods from smartphones to cars, toys, military weapons, medicines... Not only this, today India makes railways, metros and the technology required for it."

• 🚗 Modi began the day with a road show in Vadodara, where he was joined by the family of colonel Sofiya Qureshi, one of the two women military officers who held briefings on India's cross-border strikes on terror infrastructure under Operation Sindoor.

• 🛤️ His public address in Dahod came soon after he inaugurated India's first 9000 HP locomotive engine. Modi recalled the time when he used to travel in the tribal dominated areas of Dahod on a bicycle as a party worker.

• 🏥 He also spoke about his government’s outreach to the marginalised communities, and his fight against sickle-cell disease.

• 🙏 "Modi worships those who no one cares about. Many communities among the tribals have been left behind, and we have taken care of them too. And for them, the government has made PM Jan Man Yojana, and under this scheme, we are working to provide facilities in the villages, houses, education, employment opportunities," he said.