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Protestor heckles PM at conference
Saturday September 22, 2012 12:59:32 PM,
IANS
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New Delhi:
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh was Saturday heckled at a conference
in the national capital by a man protesting against the recent
diesel price hike.
The prime minister was to address an international academic
conference on economic growth and changes of corporate environment
in Asia.
Just before the prime minister rose to deliver his inaugural
address in the main hall of the Vigyan Bhavan, a protestor started
raising slogans, seeking the roll-back of the hike in diesel
price. The protestor who took off his shirt was later taken away
by the security personnel present in the hall.
Despite the disruption, the prime minister continued with his
address. He made a pitch for inclusive, faster and sustainable
development, promising to overhaul the existing corporate
commercial laws to facilitate the growth of the private sector.
He said that soon the government would bring a new 'Companies
Bill' before parliament to address the present day needs of the
corporate world.
In his inaugural address, the prime minister pointed to the great
strides being made by Asian economies, pointing out that by 2050
Asian countries would have more than 50 percent share in the world
economy, which at present stood at 27 percent.
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