Prime Minister Modi was in Meghalaya, where he launched various developmental projects. It is a coincidence that when the football world cup final is happening, I am addressing football fans on a football ground, he said while addressing a crowd.
When football fever is gripping us all, why not talk in football terminology? When someone goes against the sportsman spirit, they are shown a red card and sent out. Similarly, in the last eight years, we have shown a red card to several hurdles in developments of the northeast, the Prime Minister said while addressing a public meeting on the occasion of the North East Council’s (NEC) golden jubilee.Addressing the gathering, the PM also mentioned that the Central Government is moving forward with a new approach in the field of sports.We are moving forward with a new approach in the field of sports. North East has the first sports university of India. North East is also getting the gift of multipurpose halls, football grounds, athlete tracks with 90 such projects, he stated.In addition to this, the PM talked of other developments taking place in the north-east. One of the projects that has been inaugurated is the sprawling campus of the IIM-Shillong in the New Shillong Township. He talked about the increasing budget for infrastructure development in the area which will be Rs.7 lakh crore. Modi inaugurated four additional road projects in Meghalaya, Manipur, and Arunachal Pradesh. He also laid the foundation stone of six road projects in the states of Assam, Meghalaya, Manipur, Mizoram, and Tripura.By what year do you think India will be able to play and host the mega FIFA World Cup?
