To commemorate 10th death anniversary of former Prime Minister late Narasimha Rao, PV Global Foundation organised PV Narasimha Rao Memorial lecture in the national Capital, which witnessed prominent speakers like NR Narayana Murthy, HR Bhardwaj, Dr Subramanian Swamy, Praful Patel, Natwar Singh, MS Bitta, Rakesh Jain, Capt Satish Sharma, Shankarsinh Vaghela.
Narayana Murthy recollected the role of Rao in uplifting India from the problem of bankruptcy. “Rao with Dr Manmohan Singh initiated several reforms, which led to the privatisation of a significant part of the public sector, abolishment of license Raj leading to entrepreneurship and competition, reduction of State control and red tape, modification of foreign investment policies and other,” said Murthy.
BJP leader Subramanian Swamy equated Rao’s achievements with Nelson Mandela and demanded the Bharat Ratna for him. Former Union Minister Natwar Singh lauded Rao for his brilliant administrative skills in economic and foreign management whereas MS Bitta appreciated him for his conviction to get rid of terrorism in Punjab, J&K and Assam.