PM Modi Varanasi Visit Live: PM To Lay Foundation Stone Of International Cricket Stadium

PM Modi Varanasi Visit Live: Hello and welcome to the live blog of ABP Live. Follow this space for all the latest developments relating to Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Varanasi visit.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to lay the foundation stone of an international cricket stadium in his parliamentary constituency Varanasi today. He will also address a rally of women supporters where he will speak about the Women’s quota Bill passed by Parliament during a five-day special session. PM Modi will also inaugurate 16 newly constructed Atal Residential Schools in Varanasi.

This comes a day after the Prime Minister addressed the women party workers at the BJP headquarters in Delhi on the successful passage of the Women’s Reservation Bill.

According to reports, PM Modi is expected to reach Varanasi at 1:30 pm and will spend around seven hours there.

“Prime Minister Narendra Modi will lay the foundation stone of the cricket stadium in Ganjari. He will then address a rally of over 5,000 women at the Sampurnanand Sanskrit Vishwavidyalaya on the Nari Shakti Vandan Adhiniyam 2023,” news agency PTI quoted Varanasi Commissioner Kaushal Raj Sharma as saying.

“He will then reach Rudraksh Centre where he will inaugurate 16 newly constructed Atal Residential Schools,” Sharma added.

In a press release, the Uttar Pradesh government said that it has spent Rs 121 crore to acquire the land for the cricket stadium while the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) will spend Rs 330 crore on its construction.

Taking to X (formerly Twitter), Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath posted on Friday, “Tomorrow another golden chapter is going to be added in the incredible development journey of Baba Shri Vishwanath ji’s holy city Kashi. Respected Prime Minister Shri @narendramodi ji will lay the foundation stone of ‘International Cricket Stadium’ worth approximately Rs 451 crores in Varanasi tomorrow. Besides this, the Kashi MP will also participate in the closing and prize distribution ceremony of the Cultural Mahotsav 2023 and inaugurate 16 newly constructed Atal Residential Schools at a cost of approximately Rs 1,115 crore. Hearty congratulations to you Prime Minister.”