As part of its determination to take the country ahead towards growth and prosperity, the BJP has adopted a ‘zero tolerance’ approach to terrorism and corruption, said Union Minister for Urban Development M. Venkaiah Naidu. India has sent a strong message to Pakistan that ‘terrorism and talks could not go together’ and it was not going to compromise on its interests. “The NDA Government is committed to taking tough decisions for reaching the ultimate goals,” he said at the inaugural of the party’s first State Council meeting here on Tuesday.
On the occasion, Mr. Naidu said the party was also firm on its conviction that Kashmir should be made an integral part of India . “The BJP is for appeasement of none, justice for all,” he said, while advising the Maoists to give up their armed struggle .
The Congress and Communist parties have been spreading false propaganda against the NDA government, notwithstanding the fact that it has just completed a mere 100 days in office.
Mr. Naidu promised that the Centre would fulfil all the assurances it gave to AP at the time of bifurcation. It (the Centre) has already sanctioned several institutions for AP and would ensure that various projects took tangible shape at the earliest.
Polavaram issueHe said Polavaram was not detrimental to Telangana and that the Centre would compensate and rehabilitate people displaced by the multi-purpose project. The Buckingham Canal would be cleaned up and widened to facilitate cost-effective inland water transport. Similarly, the Centre would extend all help to develop 10 seaports in AP, he said.
