A democracy needs leaders who put national interest before personal interest
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A democracy is a form of government in which people have right to choose their representatives by an election system.
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India needs principled, knowledgeable and visionary leaders to strengthen democracy, former prime minister Manmohan Singh said on Saturday, 7 September. He added that to ensure continued unity, the government must deliver justice, liberty, equality and an environment that respects contrary opinions.
Singh was speaking at the JK Lakshmipat University in Jaipur, where he was felicitated with the 'JKLU Laureate Award 2019' for his contribution in public service, governance, economy and nation building.
The Rajya Sabha MP from Rajasthan also said that a "well conceived strategy" was needed to make India a five-trillion economy.
On Strengthening Our Democracy
India Needs Principled, Knowledgeable Leaders, Says Manmohan Singh
India Needs Principled, Knowledgeable Leaders, Says Manmohan Singh
Singh further said that our thriving democracy is a shining beacon of hope and inspiration to a world that is yearning and striving to become democratic.
India Needs Principled, Knowledgeable Leaders, Says Manmohan Singh
On Making India A Five-Trillion Economy
India Needs Principled, Knowledgeable Leaders, Says Manmohan Singh
On Economic Reforms and ‘Tax Terrorism’
The need of the hour is to continue with economic reforms, Singh said. He suggested that the government should forbid 'tax terrorism', respect independent voices and provide for checks and balances at every level.
India Needs Principled, Knowledgeable Leaders, Says Manmohan Singh
India Needs Principled, Knowledgeable Leaders, Says Manmohan Singh
The Rajya Sabha MP from Rajasthan said that supremacy of parliament and its procedures, the rules of the government and precedents have to be respected.
Institutions like the Supreme Court, the Election Commission and the CBI are expected to function independently within the framework of the Constitution, Singh said, adding that a functional democracy has definite advantages over an authoritarian regime.
India Needs Principled, Knowledgeable Leaders, Says Manmohan Singh
Citing the example of China in context of economic development, he said such countries, by persuading citizens to focus primarily on economic growth, created an atmosphere in which sacrificing personal freedom could be justified.
India Needs Principled, Knowledgeable Leaders, Says Manmohan Singh
"In the long run, a functioning democracy has definite advantages over an authoritarian regime. The loss of freedom, in the long term run, is not a small price to pay," he said.