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Narendra Modi arrives in Hyderabad: PM says Centre believes in ‘competitive and cooperative federalism’
Prime Minister Narendra Modi reached Hyderabad on Tuesday. He is expected to inaugurate the Hyderabad Metro and address the Global Entrepreneurship Summit.
Modi added that his government will work “shoulder to shoulder” with the K Chandrasekhar Rao government for the economic development of Telangana.”I assure the Telangana government that the BJP-led government at the Centre does not differentiate between states on the basis of politics. We believe in cooperative federalism to help states develop,” he said.
“Telangana is a new state. There is still a lot of work to be done,” Modi said.
Modi also hailed the city for hosting the 2017 edition of the GES.
Modi also said that BJP and its local workers have always strived for people’s welfare in Kerala, Andhra Pradesh and Telangana, despite the fact that the party has never been in power in these states.
“Whatever we are today, it is due to the generations of BJP workers who sacrificed their lives for the welfare of mother India. it is due to then that BJP is the largest democratic party in the world,” Modi said.
