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Today marks a quietly momentous step in India’s long scientific journey, one that speaks of patience, precision, and national resolve. With the achievement of criticality at the Prototype Fast Breeder Reactor (PFBR), India has entered the second stage of its three-stage nuclear power programme, a vision first articulated decades ago by Homi Jehangir Bhabha. This achievement is not just technical, it is strategic. Fast breeder reactors are the bridge between limited uranium resources and India’s abundant thorium reserves. They convert what was once considered waste into fuel, extending energy security across generations. To reach this stage, after years of design, engineering, and careful calibration, is a tribute to the scientific temper and institutional endurance that define India at its best. India now stands among a very small group of nations capable of operating large fast reactors, an accomplishment that carries both prestige and responsibility. It strengthens our capacity for clean, reliable energy, while reinforcing our technological sovereignty in a complex global landscape. My warmest congratulations to the scientists, engineers, technicians, and countless quiet contributors who have made this possible, especially those at Indira Gandhi Centre for Atomic Research and across the Department of Atomic Energy. Their work reminds us that nation-building is often a long, disciplined endeavour, far removed from the spotlight, but deeply consequential. This is not just a milestone. It is the quiet fruition of a vision that has been decades in the making.

Today is a historic day. India has entered 2nd stage of our three stage nuclear power program with the achievement of clriticality of PFBR. Congratulations to every contributor to this critical technology that makes India only the second country to operate a large fast reactor.

👇 This is what effective Opposition looks like. 👇 This is happening because the Conservative Party fought and will continue to fight for our North Sea Oil and Gas Industry. 💪 We changed the debate. We forced this decision. We fight on. 🇬🇧🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

Look closely at the photograph of the woman in the picture and you will clearly see a large diamond around her neck. This is the famous 245.35-carat Jubilee Diamond, which is almost double the size and weight of the renowned "Kohinoor" diamond. This woman was Meherbai Tata, daughter-in-law of Jamsetji Tata and wife of his elder son, Sir Dorabji Tata. In 1920, during the economic depression after the First World War, when the Tata company did not even have enough money to pay its employees' salaries, Meherbai mortgaged this priceless Jubilee Diamond with the Imperial Bank and secured one crore rupees. With that money, the employees' salaries were paid and the company was saved from crisis. However, some time later, Meherbai passed away from blood cancer. After her death, Sir Dorabji Tata sold this diamond and used the proceeds to lay the foundation of the Tata Memorial Cancer Research Foundation for better treatment of cancer patients in India. This diamond became not just a memory of love, but a gift to humanity that has saved countless lives. Now you decide.. Is the true monument of love the life-giving Tata Memorial Cancer Research Foundation...... or a tomb like the Taj Mahal!!!

This government will always act in the national interest, on the side of British people. From today, you will see wages go up, bills come down, and more support for those who need it most. We will pull ever lever possible to tackle the cost of living.