New Delhi:
The Ministry of Railways is working hard to roll down the bullet train on the tracks very soon between Ahmedabad and Mumbai. It is said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi will lay the foundation stone in the month of September. The occasion will also be marked by Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe who will be visiting the nation.
According to India Today, the lay foundation ceremony will be held in Ahmedabad as the Assembly polls are slated later this year, and it will be displayed as a major achievement of the Modi government, sources said.
Gujarat is PM’s home state and BJP does not want to leave any stone unturned to retain its fort.
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