Prime Minister Narendra Modi today laid the foundation stone for Patna Metro Rail Project in Bihar's Barauni in Begusarai district, in the presence of Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar. He gifted the state projects worth 33,000 crore rupees.

Prime Minister also addressed a public meeting in the state. He started his speech by paying homage to martyred CRPF personnel from Bihar Ratan Kumar Thakur and Sanjay Kumar Sinha, who lost their life in Pulwama terror attack.