INDORE: BJP president Kushabhau Thakre
today claimed that the international
sanctions in the wake of recent Pokhran
test would help to make India self-reliant
and have no adverse effect on the
country's economy. Speaking at the
meet-the-press organised by Indore Press
Club here, the BJP chief said foreign aid
accounted for only 10 to 15 per cent of
the country's total investments in various
projects and said there was no need for
"undue concern," reports PTI.
The nuclear test was one of the major
achievements of the BJP-led coalition
government at the centre, he said adding
that it has boosted the confidence of the
armed forces in the country. "When we know
that the neighbours have acquired nuclear
arsenal, mere diplomacy is not enough to
boost the confidence of our security
forces," he said. Replying to a question,
Thakre alleged that the recent
demonstration by the Madhya Pradesh chief
minister Digvijay Singh and his cabinet
colleagues in New Delhi to highlight the
plights of the farmers, was a "drama" and
did not impress anyone. He pointed out
that under the same state government,
agitating farmers were fired at in Multai
in Betul district in which 19 farmers had
died on the spot. Thakre is on a six-day
tour of MP to gear up party machinery and
oversee preparations for the assembly
elections later this year.