Union home minister Amit Shah on Friday said BrahMos missiles manufactured in a now-transformed Uttar Pradesh were giving “sleepless” nights to Pakistan, while the AK-203 assault rifle manufactured in Amethi has become a weapon against “Naxalites and terrorists.”
He also said Modi had announced the Make in India initiative 12 years ago on September 25, and described UPITS as a platform to advance the initiative by promoting manufacturing, design and innovation.
“This is the biggest symbol of change,” he said, recalling how India had effectively used BrahMos missiles during Operation Sindoor. He said the President attended the first edition, the vice-president the second, and Prime Minister Narendra Modi the third one, adding that he was pleased to inaugurate the fourth edition.
“More than five lakh people participated in the 2025 Trade Show and more than 2,400 MoUs were signed.
Addressing the fourth edition of the Uttar Pradesh International Trade Show (UPITS) at the India Expo Centre and Mart in Greater Noida, Shah also said Uttar Pradesh had transformed from a state once marked by mafia rule and poor law and order into an investment destination, crediting the “double-engine government” led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and chief minister Yogi Adityanath for the change. “Today, Uttar Pradesh is emerging as an investment destination free from fear,” he said, attributing the change to the state government’s efforts to eliminate mafia networks and improve governance. This year’s event will break all previous records,” Shah said, congratulating CM Yogi and the state government for organising the show. “Deendayal ji was the first person after Independence to put forward the concept of free trade, free agriculture and a free-trade, free-agriculture economic policy,” he said, adding that the concept later became a basis for development under Atal Bihari Vajpayee and Modi.
