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No room for authoritarianism in India: Manmohan Singh
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SME Times News Bureau | 16 Mar, 2019
Delivering a lecture here on Friday, former Prime Minister Manmohan
Singh said that in a democratic country like India, there is no room for
authoritarianism and advised the leaders to "temper the harshness of
change".
Singh was addressing a gathering of business leaders and
press as chief guest at the Changemakers 2019 Award ceremony organised
by The Hindu Business Line.
"Often I am asked if my perspective
and views changed when I became Prime Minister in 2004. Obviously... as
Prime Minister, you have to factor in political and social implications.
"After
all, no innovation, especially in the public policy realm, can succeed
without a reasonable consensus about it. We have opted for a democratic
path for ourselves. There is no room for authoritarian imposition from
above," he said in his speech.
"Perhaps I may be allowed to add
that it is responsibility of the political leadership to temper the
harshness of change, especially for the more vulnerable sections of the
society," he added.
Singh remembered the economic reforms of
1991, considered a watershed moment in the Indian economy, as something
which could be done because "some of us had faith in India and Indian
people".
"Without that faith in the ability of the Indian people
to absorb and appreciate change, the 1991 change would not have
happened," he said.
He advised the business leaders to "accept
the mantra of change" while denouncing the "negative perceptions" and
"hostile narrative" built against them.
"Honest businessmen and
genuine entrepreneurs must never be allowed to feel harassed by the
petty officials. Unfortunately, trust between the government and
business stands eroded," Singh said.
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