<p>Vowing to contribute a large share in India's growth story, Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai said Monday that Karnataka will work towards becoming a $1.25 trillion economy.</p>.<p>"It is Prime Minister Narendra Modi's dream to turn India into a $5 trillion economy. It is our dream to make Karnataka $1.25 trillion economy," Bommai said at the Kommaghatta event where Modi inaugurated several developmental projects.</p>.<p>The projects inaugurated and to which foundation stones were laid will help raise Karnataka's GDP by two percentage points, Bommai said.</p>.<p>"The suburban rail project was ignored for several years. But Prime Minister Narendra Modi gave the green signal. This will connect four parts of Bengaluru," Bommai said.</p>.<p>Listing out the contributions of the central government to the state, Bommai said that Karnataka is following Modi's development guidelines.</p>.<p><a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/state/karnataka-politics/congress-fuelling-protests-against-agnipath-says-karnataka-cm-basavaraj-bommai-1119521.html"><strong>Also read: Congress fuelling protests against Agnipath, says Karnataka CM Basavaraj Bommai</strong></a></p>.<p>"A politician has an eye on the next election. But a statesman has an eye on the next generation. Here, we have a statesman of a lifetime who is working to improve the next generation," the chief minister said, lauding Modi.</p>.<p><strong>'Full support to Basavaraj govt'</strong></p>.<p>PM Modi said his government will work "shoulder-to-shoulder" with Karnataka. "For our Karnataka to move forward speedily under Basavaraj's leadership, the Government of India is standing with you to work shoulder-to-shoulder," he said. At least on two occasions, Modi addressed the CM as simply Basavaraj without uttering his surname Bommai. Modi began his address in Kannada to loud cheers from the crowd. </p>.<p>"The double engine government has given you an assurance of rapid development in Karnataka," he said. </p>.<p>Citing the example of the Nelamangala-Tumakuru stretch, which is being upgraded to six lanes, Modi said that this would reduce traffic density and help economic activity in the industry-dense region.</p>.<p>Modi also remotely inaugurated the Sir M Visvesvaraya Terminal at Baiyappanahalli (SMVB). "I'm told that people visit this station as if it is a tourist destination to click selfies. This is Karnataka's first and country's third modern railway station," he said. </p>.<p><strong>PM meets Naveen's family</strong></p>.<p>Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday met the parents and brother of Naveen Gyanagoudar, a medical student who was killed during Russian shelling at Kharkiv in the war-hit Ukraine. Naveens' father Shekargouda, mother Vijayalakshmi and his brother Harsha met the PM on the sidelines of a public event at Kommaghatta. Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai was also present. Naveen hailed from Chalageri in Haveri and Bommai knows the family personally. </p>
<p>Vowing to contribute a large share in India's growth story, Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai said Monday that Karnataka will work towards becoming a $1.25 trillion economy.</p>.<p>"It is Prime Minister Narendra Modi's dream to turn India into a $5 trillion economy. It is our dream to make Karnataka $1.25 trillion economy," Bommai said at the Kommaghatta event where Modi inaugurated several developmental projects.</p>.<p>The projects inaugurated and to which foundation stones were laid will help raise Karnataka's GDP by two percentage points, Bommai said.</p>.<p>"The suburban rail project was ignored for several years. But Prime Minister Narendra Modi gave the green signal. This will connect four parts of Bengaluru," Bommai said.</p>.<p>Listing out the contributions of the central government to the state, Bommai said that Karnataka is following Modi's development guidelines.</p>.<p><a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/state/karnataka-politics/congress-fuelling-protests-against-agnipath-says-karnataka-cm-basavaraj-bommai-1119521.html"><strong>Also read: Congress fuelling protests against Agnipath, says Karnataka CM Basavaraj Bommai</strong></a></p>.<p>"A politician has an eye on the next election. But a statesman has an eye on the next generation. Here, we have a statesman of a lifetime who is working to improve the next generation," the chief minister said, lauding Modi.</p>.<p><strong>'Full support to Basavaraj govt'</strong></p>.<p>PM Modi said his government will work "shoulder-to-shoulder" with Karnataka. "For our Karnataka to move forward speedily under Basavaraj's leadership, the Government of India is standing with you to work shoulder-to-shoulder," he said. At least on two occasions, Modi addressed the CM as simply Basavaraj without uttering his surname Bommai. Modi began his address in Kannada to loud cheers from the crowd. </p>.<p>"The double engine government has given you an assurance of rapid development in Karnataka," he said. </p>.<p>Citing the example of the Nelamangala-Tumakuru stretch, which is being upgraded to six lanes, Modi said that this would reduce traffic density and help economic activity in the industry-dense region.</p>.<p>Modi also remotely inaugurated the Sir M Visvesvaraya Terminal at Baiyappanahalli (SMVB). "I'm told that people visit this station as if it is a tourist destination to click selfies. This is Karnataka's first and country's third modern railway station," he said. </p>.<p><strong>PM meets Naveen's family</strong></p>.<p>Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday met the parents and brother of Naveen Gyanagoudar, a medical student who was killed during Russian shelling at Kharkiv in the war-hit Ukraine. Naveens' father Shekargouda, mother Vijayalakshmi and his brother Harsha met the PM on the sidelines of a public event at Kommaghatta. Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai was also present. Naveen hailed from Chalageri in Haveri and Bommai knows the family personally. </p>
