Addressing 'Shaheed Samman Rally' organised by Union Minister of State for Urban Housing, Planning and Poverty Alleviation Rao Inderjit Singh, at local HUDA grounds here, Singh said countrymen should contribute to make a strong, proud and independent India.
Apart from Rajnath and Inderjit Singh, Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar also attended the function.
The speakers paid rich tributes to the martyrs right from the freedom struggle to present times, including Rao Raja Tula Ram and the 5,000 martyrs who laid their lives on November 16, 1857 at village Nasirpur, near Narnaul in Mahendergarh district.
Economic freedom can be achieved by providing employment opportunities to unemployed youth, for which the government has started number of programme to make the youth "able", he said.
The Union Home minister said the gap of economic disparity should be minimised, for which the government has demonetised Rs 500 and Rs 1000 notes.
Criticising the practice of distribution of money and liquor during elections, Singh said "this practice should go and if any political party collected donations, it should also be accounted for."
"We are here to provide the type of governance, the people want. There will be no place for corruption. Government is working on it and this will have effect on the working of government machinery, they will also refrain from adopting corrupt practices."
The government introduced Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojna so that loss caused to farmers due to natural calamities can be reimbursed, he added.
At the same time, he said production of Urea and DAP
fertilisers would be increased and the prices of these could be lowered.
Attacking Pakistan he said that the Heads of neighbouring countries were invited in the oath taking ceremony of Prime Minister Narender Modi only to give a message that we believe in not only shaking hands but also to want 'meeting of hearts' because Former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee used to say that friends may leave but neighbours remain.
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Earlier, Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar said in the last Lok Sabha election, the situation started favouring BJP after Narendra Modi addressed an ex-servicemen rally here two days before his nomination as the Prime Ministerial candidate.
"The people of south Haryana have contributed a lot in the formation of BJP government at the Centre and state. BJP is indebted," he said.
The party has not forgotten that support and will be able to repay a part of the debt if it can get the Sutlej-Yamuna-Link canal waters to this region, the Chief Minister said.
For the benefit of farmers in this region lift irrigation system has been revived at a cost of Rs 143 crore, he said.
"Additionally, a separate Rs 2,200 crore scheme has been prepared for taking Yamuna river's water up to the tail-end of south Haryana," he said, adding "Presently, out of our share of 22,000 cusec of water we fetch around 15,000 cusec."
The Chief Minister said, "A medical college will be set up in each district of the state."
Khattar also suggested an extension branch of the Base Hospital in Delhi Cantonment in the region and assured, "Possibilities will be discussed with Union Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar.
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