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President Ram Nath Kovind has said any form of violence in the name of protest makes our society and country weaker. He was addressing the joint session of Parliament to mark the beginning of the Budget session.
“My government clearly believes that mutual discussion and debate make democracy stronger. While any form of violence in name of protest, makes our society and country weaker,” said Kovind.
The President’s remarks come a day after a juvenile was arrested for brandishing a gun and shooting towards students protesting against the amended citizenship law in the Jamia area on Thursday.
President Kovind also said that this decade is very important for the country. “In the last 5 years, the government has laid the foundation for making this century Bharat’s century. This decade is very important for Bharat,” he said. The Union Budget will be presented on Saturday. The first phase of the session will conclude on February 11, while the second part of the session will begin from March 2 and end on April 3.
Reacting to the President’s speech, former finance minister and senior Congress leader P Chidambaram said , President’s address was a “tiresome repetition of old slogans and old cliches” that have lost all meaning and does not have a word on the macroeconomic situation, lost jobs and increasing unemployment.
All that we heard was tiresome repetition of old slogans and old cliches that have lost all meaning in the last few years.
— P. Chidambaram (@PChidambaram_IN) January 31, 2020
He said the address is silent on the swindling investment in the country and rising number of stalled projects as the government is “clueless”.
The government is clueless, and therefore the President’s Address was silent, on dwindling investment and rising number of stalled projects. The future of the manufacturing sector is bleak.
— P. Chidambaram (@PChidambaram_IN) January 31, 2020
“All that we heard was tiresome repetition of old slogans and old cliches that have lost all meaning in the last few years. “Sadly, there was not a word on the macro-economic situation. Not a word on lost jobs, increasing unemployment and rising consumer price inflation. Not a word on the closure of thousands of industries, especially in the SME sector,” he said on Twitter.
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He also said the government is clueless, “and therefore the President’s Address was silent, on dwindling investment and rising number of stalled projects. The future of the manufacturing sector is bleak”.
