Rahul Gandhi woos India Inc, says being PM irrelevant

India needs transformational growth, says the Congress vice-president

 

Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi on Thursday hailed India Inc for introducing the country to the world.

 

"When I went to university in 1991, nobody knew India...that is not the case now thanks to you people," he said addressing the annual general meeting of the Confederation of Indian Industries here.

In his address, the Congress leader emphasised the need for robust private-public partnership.

"These are irrelevant questions. It's all smoke." This was how the Congress leader described speculation about his becoming the Prime Minister and getting married while addressing business barons of the country. 

AS IT HAPPENED


12.10 pm | . Talk about my possibility of being PM is irrelevant

. I am not a hard-nosed politician, but getting there

. Attack on Biharis in Mumbai is a complete waste of our energy

. I hate politics which says beat up the Biharis when they come to Mumbai. Or, keep Muslims out of the system. It's a complete waste of energy. That is not what a good political system is about. 

. I come from a chain of people. A certain kind of people. I have a certain DNA. We have to forget about this. No one man on a horse can change things.

. One person can't change the system, give power to billion to solve each one's problems


11.45 am | . Political parties are not responding to structural changes

. Clogged political system is holding India back

. He talks about as an MP he has to work with pradhans. The grassroots are completely disconnected to the political system, this creates dysfunction. The pradhans have to be absorbed into the political system. 

 

. Parties are cut off from grassroots

 

. Looking forward to create an open political structure

 

. India can’t move forward without corporates

11.33 am |  . We need to build system to integrate different voices

. India is the largest pool of human capital

. Necessary to have a stable business environment for growth
 
. India needs to work with all important components for growth


11.29 am | . Govt needs India Inc's help to build infrastructure

 
. Govt needs to improve playing field

. Lack of infrastructure, knowledge are major dangers

. India needs transformational growth


11.20 am | . There is a strong connection between harmony and growth

. Why students are forced to learn obsolete things

. Problem is not joblessness, it is lack of desired skills

. Have to give people the basic minimum

 

. Biggest problem is excluding the poor

11.17 am |  . Can’t let education become obsolete

. We have seeds of world class education

. University today is a network connected to industry

11.10 am | . We are sitting on an unstoppable time

 

. We have to channelize the energy  of India's youngsters
 

11.05 am | . Must make ideas move fast in 21st century  

. Indian industry has done a tremendous job in last few years

. Nobody says India only about elephants on road

. Corporate India is ambassador of vibrant India

. Rahul Gandhi: Honour for me to speak at CII meet


10.50 am | . Business tycoons as well as the common man will get to hear Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi's views on economic and growth imperatives for India at an industry body meet on Thursday.