PM Modi in Noida: Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ji is 'Bharat Marg Vidhata'

The Kalkaji Mandir - Botanical Garden corridor of the Delhi Metro, which will reduce travel time between Noida and south Delhi, has been inaugurated by PM Modi on Monday. Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath is also participating in the inaugural function and is addressing public meeting along with the prime minister.

According to a senior police officer, around 5000 security personnel from Uttar Pradesh Police and Central Armed Police Force (CAPF) have been engaged in the security of the Prime Minister.

This section will also be the metro's first-ever corridor to be operated using the Communication Based Train Control (CBTC) signalling technology which will facilitate the movement of the trains with a frequency of 90 to 100 seconds.

In Pics:  Delhi Metro train for Magenta Line from Botanical Garden to Kalkaji

Here are the Live updates: 

# Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ji is the 'Bharat Marg Vidhata.' He has shown us the way towards development. He focussed on futuristic road infrastructure: PM

# India is making strides in the renewable energy sector. When we came to power, LED bulbs were expensive but now it is affordable: PM

# Work on railway infrastructure, expanding road network is happening at a historic pace under the tenure of our Government at the Centre: PM

# If anybody thinks not going to a place will prolong their CM tenure and visiting a place will curtail it, such a person does not deserve to be a Chief Minister: PM

# Unfortunately, there were superstitions associated with Noida and in his own style, @myogiadityanath has risen above these superstitions and come to Noida: PM 

# When I became CM, people told me of a few places where no CMs went because they were inauspicious. I was clear...I would go to all those places in my first year itself. Driven by blind faith and superstition, leaders never went to places for decades. How unfortunate is that: PM

# I am very happy. Due to his dress, few people find it fashionable to believe Yogi is not 'modern enough' but it is Yogi Adityanath Ji who has done what CMs of UP did not do- he has come to Noida. Faith is important but blind faith is not desirable: PM

# I want to congratulate Yogi Ji, whose focus on good governance is taking UP to new heights: PM

# Governance cannot happen when the dominant thought process begins at 'Mera Kya' and ends at 'Mujhe Kya.'

# 24th December 2002...Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ji took the ride on the metro. This was a historic moment. Since then, the Metro network in NCR has expanded considerably: PM

# In 2022, when we mark 75 years of freedom, I dream that we live in an India in which our petrol imports reduce. In order to achieve this, state of the art mass transit systems are the need of the hour: PM

# It is due to the people of Uttar Pradesh that the nation has got a strong and stable Government. I will always remain grateful to UP for their affection: PM Modi in Noida

# We live in an era in which connectivity is all important. This Metro, whose line was just inaugurated, is not only for the present but also for future generations: PM

# We live in an era in which connectivity is all important. This Metro, whose line was just inaugurated, is not only for the present but also for future generations: PM

# It is due to the people of Uttar Pradesh that the nation has got a strong and stable Government. I will always remain grateful to UP for their affection: PM

# I convey my greetings on the occasion of Christmas. Today we mark the birthdays of two Bharat Ratnas. One is Pandit Madan Mohan Malaviya and the second, Atal Ji: PM @narendramodi in Noida

# PM Narendra Modi at a public meeting in Noida

— ANI (@ANI) December 25, 2017

# This step (inauguration of Metro's magenta line) will prove to be a milestone towards realizing the dreams of development for Noida & Greater Noida region: UP CM Yogi Adityanath

# Today is Christmas & it is also the birthday of Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee, I thank PM for giving Uttar Pradesh the offering of this new metro line on this occasion: UP CM Yogi Adityanath

# It is PM Modi who has worked to protect the interests of house buyers: UP CM 

# We are going to bring new metro lines in Kanpur and Agra: UP CM Yogi Adityanath

# This step (inauguration of Metro's magenta line) will prove to be a milestone towards realizing the dreams of development for Noida & Greater Noida region: UP CM Yogi Adityanath

# PM Modi has given a new meaning to politics of this nation. He is always telling us one thing- we have to move ahead on the path of development. We should ensure no citizen is unhappy. There is no question of discriminating against anyone: UP CM Yogi Adityanath

# I thank PM Modi for the Kalkaji Mandir - Botanical Garden corridor- Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath

UP CM Shri addressing a public meeting 

# Watch: PM Narendra Modi at a public meeting in Noida

— ANI (@ANI) December 25, 2017

  # PM Narendra Modi onboard after inauguration of a stretch of the new Magenta line. The line connects Botanical Garden in Noida with Kalkaji Mandir in Delhi.

— ANI (@ANI) December 25, 2017

# PM Narendra Modi inaugurates a stretch of the new Magenta line of the Delhi Metro.

— ANI (@ANI) December 25, 2017