Abhijeet Banerjee said PM Modi spent quite a lot of time with him and explained to him “his way of thinking about India”.
New Delhi| Nobel Prize winner Abhijeet Banerjee today met Prime Minister Narendra Modi. All eyes were set on the meeting between the two as the former had criticised the Modi govt’s economic policies the day Nobel prize to him was announced. Banerjee had earlier criticized Modi govt saying that Indian Economy was on shaky ground.
However, the meet between the two seemed to have turned out to be positive. After meeting Banerjee, PM Modi called it “Excellent”. Modi praised Abhijeet Banerjee saying that he has a passion for Human Empowerment. He said, “We had a healthy and extensive interaction on various subjects. India is proud of his accomplishments. Wishing him the very best for his future endeavours.”
Excellent meeting with Nobel Laureate Abhijit Banerjee. His passion towards human empowerment is clearly visible. We had a healthy and extensive interaction on various subjects. India is proud of his accomplishments. Wishing him the very best for his future endeavours. pic.twitter.com/SQFTYgXyBX
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) October 22, 2019
On the other hand, Abhijeet Banerjee too seemed to have softened his stand on criticism of Modi govt’s economic policy. After the meeting, Banerjee said that it was a “privilege” meeting PM Modi. He said PM Modi spent quite a lot of time with him and explained to him “his way of thinking about India”. “It was very unique,” Banerjee said.
“One hears about policies but one really hears about thinking behind it. He talked about the way he sees governance in particular and why the mistrust of the people on the ground colours our governance and therefore, how it creates the structure of elite control over the governance, not a responsive government, ” Banerjee said. He also added that PM Modi told him how he is trying to reform the bureaucracy in that process to make it more responsive.
He said it is important for India to have or create a bureaucracy that actually lives on the ground and gets its stimulus from how life is on the ground.
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