Commerce
Minister Nirmala Sitharaman today said Congress Vice President Rahul
Gandhi should come up with "substantive arguments" to
criticise the government's Make In India programme rather than
ridiculing its logo. "Demagoguery may be good in election
campaigns, but when you are in Parliament, we expect you to come up
with concrete criticisms for which we will give reply. But to throw
something like this may amuse some members, but overall it just
projects the leader as not having gone into greater details,"
she told PTI. She was responding to the remarks of Gandhi who
ridiculed the lion logo of Make In India as Narendra Modi's "babbar
sher". The Congress VP during a debate in Parliament had made
fun of Modi's ambitious 'Make in India' programme, saying Prime
Minister has "created a babbar sher' (Asiatic Lion)" in
which "clock and wheels are seen moving". Sitharaman said
it was saddening that the vice president of the Congress party, which
had ruled the country, was speaking in such a manner without
substantive argument. "This (Make In India) is a very good
attempt. You are seeing how it is bringing in greater investments
into the country, how manufacturing is improving... To ridicule much
before this initiative is understood, is a sad development. "I
wish, if he wants to criticise, Rahul Gandhi should come up with
substantive argument. To say that Babbar Sher aa jate hain (lions
appear) doesn't help," she said. Make In India, which was
launched on September 25, 2014, aims at making the country a hub for
global manufacturing. The government has undertaken various
initiatives to make India an attractive destination for foreign
investment and has taken several steps to promote ease of doing
business.
Legendary playback singer Manna Dey, who mesmerised generations of listeners with his inimitable voice for over five decades with hits like 'ay mere pyara watan', 'laaga chunri me daag' and 'poocho na kaise', died at a hospital here today at the age of 94 after prolonged illness. Dey, who was in and out of Narayana Hrudayalaya Hospital in the last five months for respiratory and renal problems, died of cardiac arrest with his daughter Shumita Deb and son-in-law Jnanranjan Deb by his bedside when the end came at 3.50 AM. The condition of Dey, who had made Bangalore his home for the last many years, deteriorated since yesterday afternoon, hospital spokesman Vasuki said. With the demise of Dey, the void has become complete in the famous quartet of singers Rafi, Mukesh, and Kishore Kumar, who dominated the Hindi music industry from 1950s to 1970s. The mortal remains of Dey, whose unique voice lent a rare dimension to his persona, were cremate...
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