New Delhi: The speech by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on the 66th Independence Day was meant to make a big push for the economic growth. It, however, did not come, leading to sharp criticism from the Opposition as well as yoga guru-turned-crusader Baba Ramdev.
In his 35-minute long speech, the Prime Minister put the blame for the current state of the economy on politics.
The Prime Minister said, "As far as creating an environment within the country for rapid economic growth is concerned, I believe that we are not being able to achieve this because of a lack of political consensus on many issues. Time has now come to view the issues which affect our development processes as matters of national security."
Though the address at the Red Fort touched upon several issues ranging from inflation, Lokpal bill, pension for army officers and the violence in Assam, it did not suggest any concrete steps on any of the fronts....
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09:15 PM, Aug 15, 2012
The Independence Day address of the PM was meant to make a big push for economic growth, but he made no such announcement. ...
06:45 PM, Aug 15, 2012
President Pranab Mukherjee on Tuesday called for making Indian economy a launching pad for the "second freedom struggle" to eradicate hunger, disease and poverty. In his first address to the nation on the eve of Independence Day, he also said that inflation, particularly high food prices, remains a cause of worry and several gaps are yet to be bridged in this growth story, including in the areas of infrastructure and...
09:27 PM, Aug 14, 2012
New Delhi: President Pranab Mukherjee on Tuesday called for making Indian economy a launching pad for the "second freedom struggle" to eradicate hunger, disease and poverty. In his first address to the nation on the eve of Independence Day, he also said that inflation, particularly high food prices, remains a cause of worry and several gaps are yet to be bridged in this growth story, including in the areas of...
07:35 PM, Aug 14, 2012
New Delhi: There was no mention of Kashmir and the northeast - the troubled regions of India - or Pakistan in Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's Independence Day speech on Monday. This is the first time in his seven Independence Day speeches since 2004 that Singh didn't speak about the disturbances in Jammu and Kashmir and northeastern states. Last year, when Jammu and Kashmir was in the midst of a civil...
09:54 AM, Aug 15, 2011
