Digital India ineffective without 24X7 power supply: Mayawati

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Press Trust of India Lucknow
Last Updated : Jul 03 2015 | 2:34 PM IST
BSP chief Mayawati today said the Digital India programme is ineffective until Prime Minister Narendra Modi fulfills his pre-poll promise of supplying electricity to every home.

"The Digital India initiative of Prime Minister Modi appears ineffective at first glance. People were not able to watch it (the launch ceremony) in absence of electricity," Maywati said in a statement.

"The Narendra Modi government should first use its energy and resources to fulfill its poll promise of 24x7 power supply," she said, adding "wrong policies and unrealistic programmes will not benefit people.














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First Published: Jul 02 2015 | 9:13 PM IST

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