Nadda says 'atmanirbhar Bharat' will not mark a return to license quota raj

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Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) national president J P Nadda on Saturday said the prime minister’s call for ‘atmanirbhar’, or a self-reliant India does not mark a return to the ‘license quota raj’ of the past.

Addressing an online press conference to mark the first year of the current tenure of the government, Nadda said ‘atmanirbhar Bharat’ is a call to encourage Indian industry in a progressive way, and will not be a return to the regressive economic policies of the past.

"The objective of 'atmanirbhar Bharat' will be progressive, to encourage our entrepreneurial class. We don't intend to carry the negativity of