“Support from Delhi, what’s that?”
Otherwise, do you get enough support from the central government?
Support! I want coal from Nagpur, it is close to Gujarat. If I can get coal from Nagpur, our electricity cost will come down. But they insist that I should take coal from Dhanbad. Salt is becoming expensive all over the country. Gujarat produces nearly seven million tonnes, 70 per cent of India’s requirements. Right now, 9 lakh tonnes of salt is lying unused. Why? Because we can’t send them, we don’t get space in goods trains. We ask for five wagons and we get one. The Centre has announced a grant of Rs 200 crore to save tigers but do you get to see lions? Why has the Centre not given a single penny to save lions? Is it because you find lions only in Gujarat?
You did not face such problems during the NDA regime?
Not just me. Nobody faced such problems. Today, almost every state has something to complain about.
In effect, what you are saying is that Prime Minister Manmohan Singh is troubling you. Right?
I have not taken anyone’s name. What I am saying is that one should not disturb the federal system and rise above party politics.
Who is the best chief minister in your opinion?
Everyone is nice. Nobody becomes a chief minister to do bad work. They all try to perform well. Sometimes they taste success, sometimes they don’t. It''s a matter of luck.
Support! I want coal from Nagpur, it is close to Gujarat. If I can get coal from Nagpur, our electricity cost will come down. But they insist that I should take coal from Dhanbad. Salt is becoming expensive all over the country. Gujarat produces nearly seven million tonnes, 70 per cent of India’s requirements. Right now, 9 lakh tonnes of salt is lying unused. Why? Because we can’t send them, we don’t get space in goods trains. We ask for five wagons and we get one. The Centre has announced a grant of Rs 200 crore to save tigers but do you get to see lions? Why has the Centre not given a single penny to save lions? Is it because you find lions only in Gujarat?
You did not face such problems during the NDA regime?
Not just me. Nobody faced such problems. Today, almost every state has something to complain about.
In effect, what you are saying is that Prime Minister Manmohan Singh is troubling you. Right?
I have not taken anyone’s name. What I am saying is that one should not disturb the federal system and rise above party politics.
Who is the best chief minister in your opinion?
Everyone is nice. Nobody becomes a chief minister to do bad work. They all try to perform well. Sometimes they taste success, sometimes they don’t. It''s a matter of luck.
Source : IIPM Editorial, 2012.
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and Arindam Chaudhuri (Renowned Management Guru and Economist).
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IIPM Best B School India
Management Guru Arindam Chaudhuri
Rajita Chaudhuri-The New Age Woman
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