Union Home Minister and BJP president Rajnath Singh on Saturday said that rising inflation was a fallout of the policy paralysis that prevailed during the Congress-led UPA regime and added that the nascent Narendra Modi Government will need time to rein in the price rise.
While talking to media persons at Khajuraho, Rajnath said, “The failures of the Congress-led UPA Government, the kind of policy paralysis prevailing at that time, will have its impact in the country. We are trying to neutralise it and also making efforts to check inflation.”
He was talking to reporters after inaugurating the Madhya Pradesh BJP's two-day training session for newly-elected MPs and MlAs. He further said, “The country is facing a host of problems and this Government has started functioning from last 15 days only. We need some time to overcome them,” he said. To a query on hike in the rail fare, Rajnath said that it was the decision of the erstwhile UPA Government. “I want to assure the people of the country that this Government, under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, will not only ensure that it emerges strong on economic front, but also in other areas,” Rajnath said.
He added that his Government's performance cannot be evaluated in just 10-15 days.
“You cannot evaluate the Government's performance in just 10-15 days unless we frame a policy. And a policy cannot be formulated in just 10 days or a month. Media must make people aware of the issue,” the Home Minister said.
While addressing the newly-elected legislators and parliamentarians, Singh encouraged the newly-elected representatives to shoulder their responsibilities with honesty and dedication. Every representative should act like the head of the family and resolve issues of the people helping them in becoming more prosperous and developed.
BJP's meaning of politics is growth and development of society and country. In the lok Sabha elections the BJP won 27 out of 29 seats which helped in the formation of Government in the largest democracy of the world.
Congressmen were of the opinion that projected victory by the BJP was exaggerated, but they were proved wrong and the BJP won 282 seats in the lok Sabha elections. The people of the country have given a clear mandate accepting BJP as their political party, he added.