Dev suffers due to destructive agenda in Parliament: Naqvi

Union Minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi today said "destructive" agenda sometimes dominates legislative business in Parliament and development suffers as a result.
Speaking at a programme here, the MoS Parliamentary Affairs said development takes back seat when "destructive" agenda dominates the legislative agenda in Parliament.
He said Congress is unable to digest the change of guard at the Centre even after two years of the Lok Sabha poll and this is the reason behind "baseless" disruption in Parliament.
Naqvi said Narendra Modi becoming Prime Minister is like an "eyesore" to Congress.
People with "feudal mindset" think a single family has the right to rule the country or it should have power to remote control, he said.

When the NDA came to power at the Centre, he said the biggest challenge was to provide a transparent and corruption-free system, and claimed the alliance has been successful in doing this.

The Modi government has shut down shops of power brokers and "loot lobby" from the "corridors of power", he said.
He said "political selfishness" has become one of the biggest hurdles in passing bills related to progress and empowerment of the poor and added people's mandate should be respected in a democracy.
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Judge. Three-member tribunals are being established in the states. About 15 to 16 states have established these tribunals. Other states should also do this soon, he said.

"At my first meeting after assuming charge of the Ministry of Minority Affairs, I told officials that results of schemes and programmes should be visible at grass-root level. Welfare schemes should not remain on paper. They should be converted into a reality," Naqvi said.
"Officials should visit villages to ensure benefits of welfare schemes are reaching every needy person. There is no dearth of schemes and funds for development of Muslim and other minority communities.
"We only need to inform the people about these welfare measures and 'Progress Panchayat' is a campaign which will prove to be an effective means to achieve this purpose," he said.

Informing people about various schemes of his ministry, like 'Seekho aur Kamao', 'Nai Manzil', 'Nai Raushni', 'Ustaad' and 'Nai Udaan', Naqvi said these have can guarantee empowerment of the poor belonging to minority communities.
The Union Minister said various projects have been approved for Uttarakhand during 2014-15, including three degree colleges, five school buildings, two hostels, five ITIs and six health centres.
Crores of rupees has been released for various development projects under Multi-sectoral Development Programme in the state during 2015-16, he said.
Under 'Seekho Aur Kamao' (Learn and Earn) schemes, about 2,200 people had been provided training from 2014. Under 'Nai Raushni' scheme, 3,300 people had been provided job-oriented training, he claimed.

Naqvi said the Minority Affairs Ministry has also taken initiative to preserve, protect and promote ancient art and culture of minority communities under 'Ustaad' scheme.
Artisans belonging to Minority Communities from the country's far-flung areas will display their traditional art and skills at India International Trade Fair (IITF), to be organised from November 14 at Pragati Maidan in New Delhi.