Union Minister Kiren Rijiju connected Monday (September 22, 2025) described Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s sojourn to Arunachal Pradesh arsenic a "sacred and historical day" for the frontier State and the country.
Addressing a nationalist gathering astatine Indira Gandhi Park successful Itanagar, Mr. Rijiju said the State was arrogant to big the PM connected the auspicious juncture of Navratri and to beryllium the State from wherever the next-generation GST reforms were launched.
"Today is simply a beatified time for Arunachal Pradesh and for the nation. The PM has chosen our State, the onshore wherever the archetypal rays of the prima interaction the country, to rotation retired the historical GST reforms that volition payment crores of mediocre radical crossed the country," the Union Parliamentary and Minority Affairs Minister said.
He recalled the hard days much than a decennary ago, erstwhile Arunachal lacked basal connectivity.
"Fourteen to 15 years ago, we had nary airport, nary railway line, nary due highways, and adjacent mobile services were absent successful galore villages. Reaching from 1 territory to different often took weeks, particularly during monsoons. Those hardships are inactive caller successful our memory," helium said.
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Mr. Rijiju, who represents Arunachal West Parliamentary constituency, highlighted the translation brought astir successful caller years nether PM Modi’s leadership.
"Today, Arunachal Pradesh has its ain airdrome connecting america straight to Delhi, Kolkata, and Guwahati. We person a railway line, National Highways, tunnels, and amended roads. From immoderate country of Arunachal, radical tin scope Itanagar successful a azygous day," helium said, adding that the State present has the highest magnitude of National Highways successful the Northeast.
The Minister said Mr. Modi’s predominant visits to Arunachal Pradesh had accelerated the State’s improvement and boosted people’s morale.
"No PM successful past has visited Arunachal truthful galore times. Each time, helium brings caller gifts of development. Today also, respective important projects are being inaugurated oregon their instauration stones laid," Mr. Rijiju stated.
Extending a lukewarm invited to Mr. Modi connected behalf of the radical of Arunachal Pradesh, Mr. Rijiju said the State would observe the caller GST complaint chopped arsenic a "Bachat Utsav" (festival of savings).
"After the PM's departure, we volition instrumentality this solemnisation to each colony and each store truthful that the benefits of GST reforms scope the communal people," helium added.
Extending greetings for Navratri, Mr. Rijiju said Arunachal Pradesh remained firmly committed to the way of improvement nether Mr. Modi’s leadership.
