AIADMK, BJP regimes "double engines," to drive growth: Goyal

: Railway Minister Piyush Goyal Sunday likened the governments led by his party at the Centre and the one steered by the AIADMK in Tamil Nadu to "double engines" that would ensure progress with double the speed.

Concurring with Deputy Chief Minister O Panneerselvam's remark that people will gain if the Centre and State worked with synergy, he said it will ensure double progress.

Participating in the Prime Minister's 'Kisan Samman Nidhi Yojana' launch in Tamil Nadu, he said, "when the Central and State governments work together as friends, you can see double progress and double speed of progress."

"You all know that in a train if you put a double engine the train goes faster."

Stating that Tamil Nadu people "are very smart," he asked "am I right?," to which the audience replied "yes."

The Union Minister said "(do) you want a double engine to work for Tamil Nadu?", to which the gathering again said yes.

He said "with your blessings, of farmers, the people of Tamil Nadu and ..