15 March, 2011 (English) - Bharatiya Janata Party

“Journalism and Deendayal Upadhyay” releasedEfforts should be made to understand themindset of new generation : GadkariFrom Our CorrespondentReleasing a book named“Journalism andDeendayal Upadhyay”on Pundit Deendayal UpadhyayPunyatithi on 11 February 2011.BJP National President ShriNitin Gadkari said, “The mostpolluted field is that of politicsand for this, not individuals butpolitical parties are at fault”.“An effort should be madeto understand the mindset of thenew generation. They also havepotential. If they are not workingproperly, it is not their fault, it isours,”he said.He said that evencommunism has changed acrossthe world.”I do not want tocomment on any ideology.Communism had fallen in itsown backyard.It (communism) haschanged in Beijing. But inKolkata, it has not changed. Maybe because of political reasons.“Nehru was an intellectual.But his economic model did notgive the required focus todevelopment of villageeconomy, irrigation and manyMarch 1-15, 2011 25key areas and we are nowwitnessing the consequences ofit,” he added.On the present economicscenario in the country, hesaid,”Government is buying Rs70,000 crore aeroplanes whenpeople are starving and farmerscommitting suicide”.Shri Gadkari said thereshould be no gag on the media.Pandit Deendayalji alwaysthought for the welfare ofeconomically deprived people,villagers, farmers and labourers.He wanted the policies in theCourtesy : Asian Agecountry should ensurebetterment of these people. If thecountry had followed this visionand thinking of Deendayalji,there would not have been theeconomic imbalance that we seetoday,” added, Shri NitinGadkari.The book was edited by Dr.Mahesh Chandra Sharma.Published under the DeendayalSamagrah, a project started by theBJP recently, the book highlightsthe contribution and vision ofDeendayalji in journalism. Apartfrom a galaxy of senior leadersintellectuals, writers andscholars, former Governor ShriKidarnath Sahni, Leader ofOpposition in Delhi AssemblyProf. Vijay kumar Malhotra , BJPNational General Secretary Smt.Vasundhara Raje, Delhi BJPPresident Shri Vijendra Guptaand National Convenor ofDeendayal Samagrah Dr. MaheshChandra Sharma were alsopresent on the occasion. •