In December 2000, the NDA had launched the process of building up the country’s highway system through Phase I of the National Highway Development Programme (NHDP). In less than 15 months, it managed to award all but one contract to convert 5,846 km of Golden Quadrilateral highway into four lanes. By November 30, 2004, less than six months after the NDA left office, work on 4,203 km had been completed. The NHDP I also included the conversion of 981 km of a total of 7,498 km of road on North-South and East-West (NSEW) highways to four lanes. By March 31, 2004, work had been completed on 588 km and was under implementation on another several hundred kilometres Therefore, when the UPA came to power in May 2004, it had a solid base on which to build. By all indications, the UPA was keen to seize this opportunity. It moved swiftly to appoint the Committee on Infrastructure on August 31, 2004 under the chairmanship of the PM with its secretariat at the Planning Commission.
But sadly, through Committee on Infrastructure, the Planning Commission became a major obstacle to progress. Notwithstanding the fact that the NDA had given out hundreds of successful contracts for work on thousands of kilometres of road and that even UPA had issued 33 contracts for work on 2,000 kilometres of roads in its first few months using the documents it inherited from the NDA, beginning in early 2005, the Planning Commission forbid the National Highway Authority of India from issuing new cont
Re: NDA Vs UPA
by Indian Indian on Mar 29, 2009 07:33 PM
Planning Commission forbid the National Highway Authority of India from issuing new contracts until the Committee on Infrastructure came up with its new “Model Concession Agreement” (MCA).
As Mamuni Das noted in an excellent recent article, it was not until late 2006 that the Committee on Infrastructure came out with its new MCA. Even then the contracting process could not move smoothly forward. In mid-2007, a new model Request for Qualifications document — another key document necessary to complete contracting process — was introduced.
Road developers found the new model document objectionable and took the matter to the court. The delays by the Planning Commission were compounded by a whimsical road transport and highways minister who frequently meddled in the affairs of the National Highway Authority of India, appointing as many as five chairmen to it in half as many years.
Sadly, Prime Minister Singh seems not to have intervened to resolve the conflicts. This was unlike Prime Minister Vajpayee who often used his authority to settle conflicts among feuding arms of his government.
In June 2004, economist Shankar Acharya wrote about “good men” in the UPA Cabinet — Dr Singh, Mr Chidambaram and Mr Ahluwalia — arguing ‘it would be difficult, perhaps impossible, to conceive a stronger economic top team.’ Four years later, in September 2008, when he returned to the theme of “a few good men” assisting god look after India, his list had shrunken: this time around, it
Re: Re: NDA Vs UPA
by Indian Indian on Mar 29, 2009 07:35 PM
google "The fall of holy trinity" and you'll ee this article, how 80 yeas old Vajpayee performed 80 times better than 70 years ols MMS
Re: BJP is BRAINRUPT
by Indian Indian on Mar 29, 2009 07:48 PM
80 Year old vajpayee perfrmed 80 times better than 45 years old Rajiv Gandhi/Indira Gandhi or 75 year old Manmohan Sngh. It is the experience/intentions/ conviction & Patriotism is that matters for PM post these three Congress PMs had none
Re: Re: BJP is BRAINRUPT
by Guru Tugginmypudha on Mar 29, 2009 07:39 PM
...He is energetic and experienced. Bharat ko chalana koi bacchon ka khel nahin hai (governing a country like India is no child's play)....
Definetly Advani is capabale of Bharat JALAO again.
Re: Re: Re: BJP is BRAINRUPT
by Mogumbo on Mar 29, 2009 09:18 PM
His starts say, he can die anytime. He is sign of destructionn dying to become a prime minister
Re: cong
by Chiru P on Mar 29, 2009 07:34 PM
Azharuddin will bring back past glory of Dawood Ibrahim.
Mohammed Azharuddin has chosen right party that encourages minorities and with thi sopprotunity he wlll make sure that Dawood Ibrahim comes back to India to Rule from Centre.
Re: Dr. Manmohan Singh is the right person to lead Country !
by Mogumbo on Mar 31, 2009 08:24 PM
Well said and Let us support the team of Dr. MMS and Sonia Maino. Let Advani enjoy his last days with Ram dev
Re: Dr. Manmohan Singh is the right person to lead Country !
by JGN on Mar 29, 2009 07:24 PM
What would you do if he dies of a heart-attack soon? Is it going to be deluge after him? Whether X or Y is the PM, the caravan will move on.
Re: Dr. Manmohan Singh is the right person to lead Country !
by Prem Mohan on Mar 29, 2009 07:23 PM
Correct! He will lead the nation to glorious prosperity, just as the Congress has done for the last sizty years. But I wonder how he will handle a 13% fiscal deficit.
Re: Re: Dr. Manmohan Singh is the right person to lead Country !
by ByTheWay way on Mar 29, 2009 07:27 PM
yeah, cong leadthe country sixty years and now you find india in the top positions in the world indexes for correption, poor infrastructure, poor agriculatural sector and so on.
Re: Re: Dr. Manmohan Singh is the right person to lead Country !
by Manjunath on Mar 29, 2009 07:49 PM
Keep on wondering on not how he will handle 13% fiscal deficit, why it took 41 years ( Cong rule in Delhi except 1977-1980 ) for economic liberalisation, and why still we have slums etc etc.,
Is Advani a young spring chicken? BJP is strictly Hindu party and that too based on very strict caste system. I have said it before and I'll say it again. "ADVANI IS BAD NEWS". For now Monica Maino, Dr. MMS is the best team for India. After them India will CHAOS.
Re: BJP is confused....
by JGN on Mar 29, 2009 07:19 PM
After me "dluge" ?? What would happen if they die tomorrow? Dr.MMS is already 77 years and Ms. Sonia is also over 60 years.
Re: Re: BJP is confused....
by Mogumbo on Mar 29, 2009 09:14 PM
And who do you young people in mind from BJP. India has always been ruled by old people except Rajiv who was just posted for no reasong.
Re: Politicians should retire after 80 years
by Prem Mohan on Mar 29, 2009 07:18 PM
Retiring age should bee 77 so that our dear Dr Manmohan Singh can have another term as PM.
Dear Hindus or BJP brothers, What about xians in India of BJP comes to power?
last time most of the xians in karnataka voted for BJP, in return there was attack over our youth and churches. what is this time? are we safe? or we have to expect attack over us anytime by any dala or hindu extermists?
Re: DEAR HINDU BJP BROTHERS; WHAT ABOUT CHRISTIANS IF BJP COME2 P
by jack on Mar 29, 2009 07:14 PM
all politically motivated by cong.All will be exposed after election if NDA comes. even mangalore incident, bangalore communal incident etc.
Re: DEAR HINDU BJP BROTHERS; WHAT ABOUT CHRISTIANS IF BJP COME2 P
by JGN on Mar 29, 2009 07:12 PM
Pl ask New Life Church not to spread hatred. Then no one will attack our X'tian brothers. Many people beleive that X'tianity came to India by CE 52 thru St. Thomas (now disputed by the Pope himself). So there is nothing to worry.
Re: Re: DEAR HINDU BJP BROTHERS; WHAT ABOUT CHRISTIANS IF BJP COM
by Rohan Rodrigues on Mar 29, 2009 07:14 PM
I also want BJP to come power and Advani as our PM, atleast there will be strick actions against terroism. New life is one kind of brain washing group similar to terroist-brain washers. I want to attack them wherever i see.
Re: DEAR HINDU BJP BROTHERS; WHAT ABOUT CHRISTIANS IF BJP COME2 P
by ByTheWay way on Mar 29, 2009 07:18 PM
Dear, first of all pls dont have blind eye towards the real issues, thats the way cong & left works. The real problem with attacks that happened in Kandhamal & in Kar has to be understood first. In kandhamal the storm was brewing for sometime now. Let me sk this, why do we have the so called xtian missionaries working only in the adivasi belts across India. Dont come back to me saying its social service. Everyone one know the the 'srrvice' they are doing. Why they need to lure people with money and other things and do mass conversion. I know the ground facts that this is a big business network. There are agents on round doing conversions and get commission for each addition into xtainity. What happened in Kandhamal was the result of the this very thing where the administration failed to stop this. In kar we had a xtian groups serculating derogatory notices on hindu dieties. If speaking for the majority and their writes make me a communal, then i'm happy to be one. You will never see any violence pro-actively from BJP or hindus for that matter, but You cant do something against the majority and then sit back and say they should not react.
Re: Re: DEAR HINDU BJP BROTHERS; WHAT ABOUT CHRISTIANS IF BJP COM
by Rohan Rodrigues on Mar 29, 2009 07:21 PM
Yeah...ur correct. I also have so many hindu brothers, they are so well.
Re: DEAR HINDU BJP BROTHERS; WHAT ABOUT CHRISTIANS IF BJP COME2 P
by CongressIN on Mar 29, 2009 10:32 PM
Rohan: BJP treats all Bharatiya as Bharatiya. Justice to all, appeasement to none.
But no place for conversions and destroying H1ndu way of life.
Live and let live. H1ndus are more tolerant and harmonious people in the world.
Re: Compulsorily retire all Politicians above 60 years
by Emraan Hashmi on Mar 29, 2009 07:15 PM
I agree, Also an IAS or IPS are similar grade person should be eligle to enter Parliament & for PM,
Re: Re: Compulsorily retire all Politicians above 60 years
by JGN on Mar 29, 2009 07:18 PM
Not necessarily. Do not elect any retired Govt employee for any post. They are only accustomed to saying "yes sir" their whole life and cannot think beyond their "confidential report".
Re: Re: Re: Compulsorily retire all Politicians above 60 years
by JGN on Mar 29, 2009 07:18 PM
And most corrupted also! One IPS officer was caught with Rs. 12 crores of narcotics! Such is their quality.
Re: Re: Compulsorily retire all Politicians above 60 years
by Prem Mohan on Mar 29, 2009 07:19 PM
Correct! Only IFS, IPS and IAS officers should be allowed to become MPs. Then there will be no corruption.
Re: Re: Re: Compulsorily retire all Politicians above 60 years
by Emraan Hashmi on Mar 29, 2009 07:25 PM
Another move, the person who pays bribe should also be punished , if caught
Re: Re: Re: Re: Compulsorily retire all Politicians above 60 year
by Emraan Hashmi on Mar 29, 2009 07:27 PM
Indian laws have too many loop holes, needs many amendments.
