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New Delhi, April 10: Union Home Minister Amit Shah launched ‘Vibrant Villages Programme’ in Arunachal Pradesh’s Kibithoo on Monday and said “no one can encroach even pin’s tip worth of our land” and that “no one has the power to cast an evil eye on us”.
The Indian Army and Indo-Tibetan Border Police are on duty at the borders, according to the Home Minister, so no one can cast a “evil eye” on India in the present.
“The entire country can sleep peacefully in their homes today because our ITBP jawans and Army is working day & night on our borders. Today, we can proudly say that no one has the power to cast an evil eye on us,” he said while addressing on the occasion.
“Today, we say with pride that gone are the days when anybody could encroach on India’s land. Today, we can proudly say that no one can encroach even a tip of a pin’s worth of our land because ITBP and Indian Army are present at our borders. I salute the sacrifices of all the jawans. Whosoever came to encroach the land here in 1962 had to return because of your patriotism,” he added.
According to him, the Look East strategy of the Modi administration has sped up development in the Northeast, which now plays a role in the nation’s growth.
“Before 2014, the entire Northeast region was known as a disturbed region but in the last 9 years, because of PM Modi’s ‘Look East’ policy, Northeast is now considered an area which contributes to the development of the country,” he said.
#WATCH | Before 2014, the entire Northeast region was known as a disturbed region but in the last 9 years, because of PM Modi's 'Look East' policy, Northeast is now considered an area which contributes to the development of the country: Union HM Amit Shah in Arunachal Pradesh pic.twitter.com/hMCqOL7xZe
— ANI (@ANI) April 10, 2023
Describing Kibithu as India’s first village and not last village, Shah said, “Kibithoo is India’s first village & not the last village. Earlier when people visited here, they used to say I had gone to the last village of the country, but today, I’ll say that I visited the first village of India.”
Notably, the Government of India has authorised the VVP with central components totaling Rs 4,800 crore, including Rs 2,500 crore specifically for road connectivity for the Financial Years 2022-23 to 2025-26. Prime Minister Narendra Modi is in charge of this project.
The VVP is a federally funded programme that has designated 2,967 villages for comprehensive development in 46 blocks of 19 districts along the northern border in the states of Arunachal Pradesh, Sikkim, Uttarakhand, and Himachal Pradesh, as well as the Union Territory of Ladakh. A total of 662 villages, including 455 in Arunachal Pradesh, have been chosen for priority coverage in the first phase.
