10-02-2004, 05:42 AM
BJP blames Centre for Plan panel fiasco
By Our Special Correspondent
BANGALORE, OCT. 1. The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) today lambasted the Union Government for the fiasco in first naming foreign experts to the consultative committees of the Planning Commission, justifying it and then disbanding it on account of political pressure.
It had sent a wrong message across the country and internationally, said the BJP president, M. Venkaiah Naidu.
Amenable to pressure
Speaking to presspersons here today, Mr. Naidu said that it had been proved beyond doubt that the Government was amenable to pressure.
"<b>This is not an ordinary issue. The Planning Commission is a premier, independent body of which the Prime Minister is the Chairman."
There were too many power centres and the Government was giving in to the diktats of the Communist parties.</b>
"We are happy that it got rid of Left indoctrination in the Government."
`Vindictive approach'
<b>Mr. Naidu also took exception to the Government setting up a Group of Ministers to inquire into the decisions of the previous Government and said that the approach was "vindictive and confrontationist." </b>
Cautioning the Government, he said that there were BJP and National Democratic Alliance -partner Governments in some States and they could also adopt such an approach, but that would not help.
The Government instead should concentrate on checking inflation and curbing terrorism, he said.
By Our Special Correspondent
BANGALORE, OCT. 1. The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) today lambasted the Union Government for the fiasco in first naming foreign experts to the consultative committees of the Planning Commission, justifying it and then disbanding it on account of political pressure.
It had sent a wrong message across the country and internationally, said the BJP president, M. Venkaiah Naidu.
Amenable to pressure
Speaking to presspersons here today, Mr. Naidu said that it had been proved beyond doubt that the Government was amenable to pressure.
"<b>This is not an ordinary issue. The Planning Commission is a premier, independent body of which the Prime Minister is the Chairman."
There were too many power centres and the Government was giving in to the diktats of the Communist parties.</b>
"We are happy that it got rid of Left indoctrination in the Government."
`Vindictive approach'
<b>Mr. Naidu also took exception to the Government setting up a Group of Ministers to inquire into the decisions of the previous Government and said that the approach was "vindictive and confrontationist." </b>
Cautioning the Government, he said that there were BJP and National Democratic Alliance -partner Governments in some States and they could also adopt such an approach, but that would not help.
The Government instead should concentrate on checking inflation and curbing terrorism, he said.