Ahmedabad, November 9, 2026 (Yes Punjab News)
Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Monday targeted the Congress over what he described as decades of neglect of Ramapir no Tekro in Ahmedabad, saying residents continued to vote for the party but received no houses. He said BJP governments had taken steps to provide them permanent homes.
Addressing a gathering at the inauguration of housing projects in the settlement, Shah recalled that his political and social career began at Ramapir no Tekro in 1985. He described the conditions at the time, citing open drains, inadequate drinking water, poor roads and limited access to education.
“I often wondered how nearly 50,000 to 55,000 people living in Ramapir no Tekro and Gandhinagar Tekro managed their daily lives amid such conditions,” he said.
Targeting the Congress, Shah said, “From 1947 to 1990, the Congress ruled the country and Gujarat, but it did not care about Ramapir no Tekro. The residents continued to vote for the Congress, but the party did not build houses for them.”
He recalled that the BJP’s first councillor from the area was elected in 1995 and said the party had since worked to improve living conditions. Referring to his election from the Sarkhej Assembly constituency in 2012, Shah said efforts to provide permanent housing had continued.
The projects inaugurated on Monday include 532 residential units and 16 shops in Sector 5 of Ramapir no Tekro, built at a cost of Rs 47.14 crore, and another 644 houses in Sector 1, constructed at an expenditure of Rs 40.88 crore.
Shah said he had personally visited the newly constructed homes and was satisfied with their quality and basic facilities. He added that the completed redevelopment project would include facilities for social security, recreation, reading, education and healthcare, benefiting more than 55,000 people.
Urging residents to prioritise their children’s education, Shah referred to the development of smart schools in the Gandhinagar Lok Sabha constituency and the inauguration of two schools during the programme.
He said the housing initiative was part of a broader effort to rehabilitate slum residents by providing permanent homes at the same locations. Claiming that nearly one lakh people in Ahmedabad had benefited from such efforts, Shah credited Prime Minister Narendra Modi with initiating the approach and Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel with taking it forward.
He congratulated residents who had received their new homes and extended New Year greetings, saying the houses would provide a better foundation for their families.
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