Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Friday highlighted Uttar Pradesh’s growing role in defence production, saying that BrahMos missiles and AK-203 assault rifles manufactured in the state are giving “sleepless nights” to Pakistan and Naxalism, respectively.
Addressing the gathering, the Home Minister said Uttar Pradesh is emerging as an engine of India’s growth, with investment and production expanding rapidly across the state. Recalling that Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched the ‘Make in India’ campaign around 12 years ago, Shah said the Centre and state governments subsequently worked together to transform India into a “global hub” for manufacturing and innovation. Referring to UPITS as a reflection of Uttar Pradesh’s changing economic landscape, Shah said that traders had initially expressed interest in visiting the state during the first edition, while participation increased during the second and third editions. By the fourth edition, he said, entrepreneurs were coming forward to become partners in the state’s development. Further, the Home Minister alleged that Uttar Pradesh’s law-and-order situation was poor before 2017, claiming that the state was “under the influence of mafia”.
He credited the Yogi Adityanath-led government with creating a more favourable environment for industrial investment and generating employment opportunities, while also pointing to improvements in law and order. “After the Yogi government came to power, the BJP government has completely eliminated the hooliganism that existed during the SP-BSP governments. He spotlighted the state’s growing defence manufacturing capabilities and investment climate.
As a result, a favourable environment for setting up industries has emerged here,” he said.
Moreover, Amit Shah said defence-sector investment is increasing through the defence corridor in areas such as Agra and Aligarh. He said India’s defence production has surpassed Rs 1 lakh crore, while the country now exports defence products to nearly 80 nations, with Uttar Pradesh playing a “significant role” in this growth. Earlier reporting noted: BrahMos, AK-203 made in UP giving Pakistan ‘sleepless nights’: Amit Shah in Greater Noida The BrahMos missiles being manufactured in Uttar Pradesh were giving Pakistan “sleepless nights”, home minister Amit Shah said on Friday in state’s Greater Noida. Earlier reporting noted: At the inauguration of the fourth edition of the UP International Trade Show (UPITS) at the India Expo Centre and Mart in Greater Noida , Shah said investments were flowing into all six nodes of the Uttar Pradesh Defence Industrial Corridor — Jhansi, Chitrakoot, Lucknow, Agra, Aligarh and Kanpur. Earlier reporting noted: “Today, the BrahMos missiles manufactured in UP give Pakistan sleepless nights; this is a prime indicator of the transformation taking place,” Shah said, referring to the BrahMos facility in Lucknow.
