Parliamentarians should adopt Anurag’s model of development: Vice-President

Hamirpur: Vice-President Jagdeep Dhankhar today said that parliamentarians should adopt Union Minister for information and Broadcasting Anurag Thakur’s model of engaging with people and consistent development of his constituency. He addressed a gathering on the inauguration of the 50th centre under the ‘Ek Se Sreshtha’ programme initiated by Anurag at the polce ground at Hamirpur.

Dhankhar said, “I commend Anurag Thakur’s efforts to address the concerns of young boys and girls, who will shoulder the responsibility to make our Bharat the most developed country by 2047, when we celebrate the centenary of Independence.”

He said the country was experiencing the fastest pace of development ever. He added that after 2014, there had been tremendous development in every field, including research and development, digitisation, technology, education, policy making and uplift of the weaker sections of society.

Dhankhar said, “This was the first time that a woman from a tribal background was elected the President of the country. The image of the country as well as the value of the Indian passport have improved.”

About the economy of the country, the Vice-President said, “There was time when we had to take our sovereign gold reserve to foreign countries to save the nation’s financial condition. Today, the situation is entirely different. India has become the fifth largest economy of the world and soon it will be at the third position.”

The Vice-President advised students to learn to honour the rich culture of the country and respect their teachers and parents. He said that besides development works, Anurag had started a unique initiative of educating children of weaker sections of society and providing health facilities to people on their doorsteps. He added that people should make the best use of these facilities to ensure favourable changes in their lives.