Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated and laid the foundation stone of multiple development projects worth more than 12,100 crores in his constituency Varanasi. Earlier the Prime Minister flagged off the Gorakhpur-Lucknow and the Jodhpur-Ahmedabad (Sabarmati) Vande Bharat Express trains at an event in Gorakhpur. He also laid the foundation stone of the Rs 498-crore Gorakhpur railway station redevelopment project. Addressing the gathering in Varanasi, the Prime Minister highlighted the achievements of his government. He also hit out at the opposition on the issue of corruption.