Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh asked Pakistan to extend all help in tackling terrorism as it was also a victim of the menace. “It (Pakistan) should extend full cooperation in checking terrorism because the country is facing a similar problem today,” Singh told reporters.
On Pakistan’s strong reaction to Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar’s recent remarks about neutralising terrorists through terrorists, Singh said, “Not only India, but the entire world knows who is promoting terrorism.” Reacting to Parrikar’s comments, adviser to Pakistan Prime Minister on National Security and Foreign Affairs Sartaj Aziz had said it confirmed Islamabad’s apprehensions that India was involved in terrorism in that country.
“It must be the first time that a Minister of an elected Government openly advocates use of terrorism in another country on the pretext of preventing terrorism from that country or its non-state actors,” Aziz had said in a statement released by Pakistan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Earlier, addressing a SBI officers’ convention, Rajnath Singh said that fake currency is directly related to terrorism.” The issue of fake currency is very serious in the country and it is increasing terrorism,” Singh said during the function at the lalit Kala Academy.
Claiming that the country’s growth rate would touch 10 per cent, Singh said that the development and welfare schemes launched by the Centre will certainly focus on the all round development of the country.” The country’s economy is fast developing,” he claimed. Refuting the charges of the opposition on the failure of the Centre in the one year rule of the NDA, he said that,” though some people are criticising the Centre now, but in coming days everyone will appreciate these policies.”
Talking about the importance of banks in the country’s financial growth, Singh said that Pradanmantri Jan-Dhan scheme is a big achievement in which 150 million people have already been connected.
The Home Minister asserted the Government’s initiatives on the economic front will result in GDP growth touching the 10 per cent mark.” India has the fastest growing economy. I am confident that GDP will reach minimum upto 10 per cent due to policy decisions,” he said.
He recalled how GDP growth had reached 10.4 per cent during Atal Bihari Vajpayee’s tenure due to execution of massive infrastructure projects.The minister said the Government’s attempts to check black money generation will also boost the economy.
Rajnath Singh said through PM Modi’s Make in India initiative, the Government wanted not only to promote domestic investors but also potential investors from abroad. “We want Make in India to be a big brand,” he said, adding the Government wanted a manufacturing revolution to be ushered in. Singh is on a three days visit to his Parliamentary constituency since Friday.