We built 50,000 rail cars, Congress regime failed to build 50,000 toilets: Modi
Prime Minister Narendra Modi speaks at an event in Vadodara, Gujarat to inaugurate and lay the foundation stone of development projects worth ₹35,000 crore. Photo: YouTube@NarendraModi via PTI.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday (Sep 08, 2026) slammed the previous Congress-led regime in the country for the slow pace of development work, adding that “Naraz Fufa” will now question the impact of the dedicated freight corridor on truck drivers.
“After 2014, India built 50,000 modern railway coaches. The previous (Congress) regime could not even build 50,000 toilets in 10 years,” Modi said.
He was addressing a large gathering after inaugurating and laying the foundation stone of projects worth ₹35,000 crore at the program in Vadodara, Gujarat.
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Mr. Modi inaugurated three key sections of the Western Dedicated Freight Corridor, connecting Jawaharlal Nehru Port in Navi Mumbai with Dadri in Uttar Pradesh, completing the project.
“Dedicated freight corridors are the lifeline of fast-growing India. India’s transformation is accelerating with this modern freight network,” Mr. Modi said.
Previously, passenger and freight trains had to run on the same tracks, which slowed down both passenger and freight traffic, but the dedicated freight corridor changed that, he said.
“All of a sudden Fufa will now be shouting: what will happen to the truckers? Fufa has a job to do now,” Mr Modi said, without naming Congress leader Rahul Gandhi.
“After 2014, with your blessings, when I reached Delhi and once we reached there, we started expediting this project. The work on the dedicated freight corridors was completed today,” he said.
“The Eastern and Western freight corridors are today becoming the backbone of the country’s trade and business,” Mr. Modi said.
The 2,800-km dedicated freight corridor is a testament to how the country’s work culture has transformed in the last 12 years, Mr. Modi said.
“The idea of this dedicated freight corridor started in 2004. In 2006 a special company was established to carry out this work, and until 2014 the files were just being shuffled from one place to another.
“Unfortunately, even these files were not lucky enough to get a dedicated corridor. The files would get stuck, hang around and wander aimlessly,” Mr Modi said.
Published – 8 Sep 2026 13:35 IST