Prime Minister Narendra Modi will adopt Kakrahia, a village known for its wrestlers and wrestling arenas, under the Sansad Adarsh Gram Yojana, Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath said on Sunday. This will be the third village to be adopted by the Prime Minister in his Lok Sabha constituency of Varanasi. The chief minister also asked the villagers to thank Modi for adopting Kakrahia, as it would bring in various facilities. She also hoped that Prime Minister Modi visits her village in the future. By adopting their village, Singh said, the Prime Minister has brought new hope for development among the locals.

Source: Hindustan Times July 02, 2017 17:14 UTC