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New Delhi: Hitting out at the BJP in in the Parliament on Wednesday, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said that the main Opposition had used abusive language UPA leadership but he would not respond in the same manner.
Taking a dig at the Bhartiya Janata Party, the PM said that their shining India campaign was a disaster in 2004 General Elections. The NDA may be defeated again if they continue with their arrogance." He also took a potshot at senior BJP leader LK Advani saying that the party had fielded the Iron Man in 2009 and lost. Advani was BJP's PM candidate in 2009 General Elections.
Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi in a recently concluded BJP national conclave in Delhi had made a scathing remark on the Congress party, the Gandhi family and Manmohan Singh. He had called Congress termites and the PM a night watchman. He had also said that the Congress had sacrificed the interest of the nation for the sake of one family.
On the issue of violence against women the PM appealed to all members of Parliamnet cutting across party lines to make sure that justice is done to fifty percent of India's population. We have adopted a series of measures so that corrective action can be taken. We need to collectively work towards this cause. Want consensus on laws to deal with crime against women.
On the issue of on the economic growth PM said it was the aim of the government to achieve an average GDP growth of 8 percent during the 12th Plan.
He said that the governments record is clear as we have delivered an average growth rate of 7.9 percent since taking office in 2009.
The PM further said that while our aim is to achieve an average GDP growth of 8 percent during the 12th Plan, the focus will continue to remain on inclusive growth.
Defending governments policies, Singh said, Our policies led to a growth of 6.8 percent per year in real agricultural wages in the 11th Plan compared with only 1.1 percent in the previous decade.
"Even if the comparison is limited to the six years of the NDA government, the growth was only six percent," the PM said. "This is the highest growth rate ever achieved by any government over its tenure," he added.
Dude, Internet polls are useless...BJP crusaders make sure that they win every time.
Like last election, every internet poll BJP was winning. But actual result?
Just look at it here...NDA gets 80% of vote here.