Dehradun: Shah targets previous Cong govt for ‘fearing China’, migration; launches ₹15k cr projects

Home Minister Amit Shah addressed the Uttarakhand Formation Day celebrations in Dehradun, targeting the Congress over migration, infrastructure and the state's development. He said the BJP government had moved Uttarakhand from a 'money-order economy' towards an industrial economy and cited a 380% rise in tourism. Shah also said 15 other states were moving towards implementing the Uniform Civil Code (UCC), following Uttarakhand's example, and reiterated that the code would gradually be implemented in all BJP-ruled states. He also announced the inauguration and foundation-laying of 63 projects worth ₹1,508 crore.