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00:00It is an opportunity to see India through the eyes of Bangalore and Karnataka.
00:05From the beginning, everywhere in the world, we have been seeing India through the eyes of Bangalore.
00:12Today, it is not just a matter of getting a passport or visa.
00:17Here, culture, tradition, education, and the best education that we have, is a cream.
00:27They are working abroad.
00:30But, fortunately, after September 11th, after some riots started in the world,
00:37Bangalore itself is a place to learn history.
00:41Here, there is peace.
00:44Education, knowledge, and technological power that we have here,
00:50it all started from here.
00:53IT, BT, start-up, EV, health sector, even in health tourism also.
00:59This is a very special place.
01:02Banking sector.
01:04Even today, after Maharashtra, after Bombay,
01:07next to India, Bangalore pays the most exports and taxes.
01:12Now, about 40% of the export tax is from Bangalore.
01:17So, in the future, all the good universities should come and try out here.
01:21Our children should not go there.
01:23It is a great opportunity to become bi-lateral from here.
01:29This is not just an opportunity for Karnataka.
01:33For India and Bangalore.
01:36Especially, about 1.5 crore people work in America.
01:43In the same way, millions of students study here.
01:48Their families and businessmen,
01:53from industry, commerce, to agriculture,
01:56they all come here.
01:58So, this is a great opportunity.
02:02To make this dream come true,
02:04when I came here before,
02:07I told them that we will give you land.
02:11I have also helped many times.
02:14I have helped the members of parliaments.
02:16I have helped the people.
02:18I have helped the middle class.
02:21Now, that dream has come true.
02:23From today, business,
02:25and especially,
02:27we have travel,
02:29for parents,
02:31to go to work,
02:33IT industry,
02:35and other industries,
02:37this is a good opportunity for all of them.
02:39In Chennai,
02:41every year,
02:43hotel and travel expenses,
02:4525,000 to 30,000 rupees,
02:47were spent on common people.
02:49And, time was also getting wasted.
02:51Waiting for one day,
02:53waiting for two days,
02:55is also getting wasted.
02:57Today, for the people of Bangalore,
02:59for the people of Kannada,
03:01it is a very happy occasion.
03:03It is a very important day.
03:05Since we were in high school,
03:07there was a demand
03:09for a U.S. consulate
03:11to come to Bangalore.
03:13Today,
03:15Narendra Modi,
03:17and Jai Shankar,
03:19are trying to fulfill that demand.
03:21For the past 6 years,
03:23after I became the president of Bangalore,
03:25about 4-5 times,
03:27I have met the
03:29Indian ambassador of America,
03:31the current ambassador,
03:33and foreign ministers
03:35on Tuesdays,
03:37to meet and
03:39carry out this project.
03:41We are doing this for the people of Bangalore.
03:43We were making a demand
03:45to come to this U.S. consulate.
03:47If you want to get a visa,
03:49for stamping,
03:51for biometrics,
03:53for Chennai, Hyderabad, Calcutta, Mumbai,
03:55and Delhi,
03:57even in such a big city,
03:59there is a demand
04:01for a U.S. consulate.
04:03Today,
04:05we are starting
04:07the visa process
04:09as soon as possible.
04:11Today,
04:13Ambassador Eric Garcetti
04:15has spoken.
04:17When I spoke to him,
04:19I reminded him
04:21to start the visa process
04:23as soon as possible.
04:27I have 100% confidence
04:29that
04:31this will work
04:33as a full-fledged consulate.
04:35For the people,
04:37for their education,
04:39for business,
04:41for the relations between the two countries,
04:43this will work as a big milestone
04:45for the U.S. consulate.
04:47Namaskaram!