Mughals, Britishers responsible for weakening Indian economy: Yogi Adityanath
Mumbai: Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Friday blamed Mughals and Britishers for weakening Indian economy. He said that India used to be the biggest financial power in the world before the arrival of Mughals and by the time Britishers left the country, it was a mere shadow of its glorious self.
While speaking at the World Hindu Economy Forum in Mumbai, Yogi Adityanath explained that before the Mughals attacked India, the country used to be the biggest economic power in the world. India held over one-third share of the world's economy by the time Mughals arrived in India.
"India was the largest stakeholder in the world economy with over 36 per cent share during Mughal era and by the time they left and Britishers came, India's share got reduced to 20 per cent," claimed the Uttar Pradesh CM.
He then stressed that during their 200-year rule in the country, Britishers weakened the Indian economy and took it down to just four per cent by the time they left.
Earlier in the month, Yogi Adityanath had asserted that he will make Uttar Pradesh alone a $1 trillion economy in the coming years.
"We have ministers and bureaucrats who have vision. An interactive session will take place where we will chalk out a roadmap to ensure that benefits of development schemes reach to every individual of the state. Our aim is to make UP a $1 trillion economy," he had said.
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Unruly scenes witnessed in Punjab Assembly
Chandigarh (PTI): The Punjab Assembly on Friday witnessed high drama on Friday after Congress MLA Sukhpal Singh Khaira made an allegedly objectionable remark against Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann during an intense argument over the alleged use of mobile phone in the house by the legislator.
During the one-day special session of the Punjab Vidhan Sabha here, Mann accused Khaira of using a mobile phone when Speaker Kultar Singh Sandhwan was reading out an official resolution on the revision of wages.
After rising from his seat, the chief minister pointed to the speaker, claiming that Khaira is busy on his mobile phone and urged him to ask the Congress MLA what Sandhwan had said about the resolution.
The speaker then asked Khaira to maintain order in the house and listen to the resolution carefully.
Mann then asked Khaira, "Why don't you go out and then use it (mobile phone)," which led to a strong verbal altercation during which the opposition MLA hurled an accusation against the chief minister. Meanwhile, the speaker appealed for order and insisted that the chair be addressed.
However, both Mann and Khaira continued arguing and could be seen pointing fingers at each other as the proceedings of the house were disrupted.
The AAP MLAs also rose from their seats with Finance Minister Harpal Singh Cheema condemning Khaira for his conduct and demanded action against him.
Cheema further alleged that Khaira "always tries to disturb the house" as he spoke about his conduct in the assembly.
The incident occurred as an official resolution on the revision of wages was presented at the special session by Labour Minister Tarunpreet Singh Sond who said it paid homage to labourers on the International Workers' Day.
"Workers are the axis of construction of the nation, the community, the state and society. Every construction project succeeds only through their blood and sweat," the resolution read.
As per the resolution, "The base rate of minimum wages for the working class in Punjab was last revised in the year 2012. Although the dearness allowance has continued to increase since 2012, there has been no increase in the base rate of minimum wages.
On this sacred occasion of May Day, in this special session of the legislative assembly, this house proposes to revise and increase the minimum wages of labourers and strongly recommends to the government to take a decision regarding the increase of minimum wages for workers, so that the contributions of the workers can be acknowledged." PRK
