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BJP Unveils Infrastructure Vision

"I believe our country deserves infrastructure, both physical and social, that is second to none in the world and commensurate in quality and quantity with our goal of making the 21st century India's century," said BJP's prime ministerial candidate L.K. Advani, releasing the document here.

Making a solemn commitment to expand and modernize the country's infrastructure on a war footing, the party flags the success of two dream projects that were initiated during the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) government under Atal Bihari Vajpayee, during 1998-2004.

"That we can think big and also implement big was demonstrated with the National Highways Development Project (NHDP) and the Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (Prime Minister's Rural Road Programme). If elected, we will be more ambitious and result-oriented than any previous government in New Delhi," Advani asserted.

Lashing out at the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government for the tardy progress in infrastructure development, the document said less than 5 km of highway was built per day in the last five years as against 11 km per day during the NDA rule.

Reiterating that rapid infrastructure development was critical for accelerated economic growth, removal of unemployment and bridging the rural-urban divide, Advani said if elected, the BJP-led NDA government would speed up the implementation of NHDP by building 20 km of highways per day.

The document identifies that the main constraint in infrastructure development is not as much the availability of finance as poor governance.

Faulty policy and legal framework, corruption, red tape, political interference, lack of intra-governmental coordination, judicial delays and lack of autonomy and accountability at the execution level have paralysed project delivery.

"We recognize that 80 percent of infrastructure development still requires public investment. This underscores the role of government in planning, financing and time-bound execution of projects, including those under the public-private partnership (PPP) framework."

"The estimated investment needed to implement the infrastructure development projects is Rs.25 trillion ($500 billion) over the next five years. We will set up a national infrastructure facilitation and monitoring agency (NIFMA) to accelerate the implementation," the party said.

The document also mentions recasting the Jawaharlal Nehru Urban Renewal Mission (JNURM) under the National Integrated Urban Renewal Mission (NIURM) into Jawaharlal Nehru Metro Renewal Mission, Sardar Vallabhai Patel District Centre Renewal Mission, Netaji Bose Tehsil Town Renewal Mission and Pavitra Bharat Teerthasthan Renewal Mission.

Bangalore, April 21. On the eve of the second phase of the Lok Sabha polls, the BJP Tuesday unveiled its vision document on infrastructure development as part of its manifesto for the general elections.

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Information About "L.K. Advani"

Profile :

• Constituency Gandhinagar
  
• Gender Male
  
• Date of Birth 08-Nov-1927
  
• Cast Category GEN
  
• Total Assets 12992443.00
  
• Liabilities 554000.00
  
• Pan card No AALPA1202H
  
• Educational Qualification Law Graduate, Educated at St. Patrick High School, Karachi, D.G. National College, Hyderabad, Sindh (now in Pakistan) and Government Law College, Mumbai (Maharashtra)
  
• Education Bucket Law Graduate

Contact Info :

• Constituency Address 1835/16, Kasturbhai Block, Din Dayal Bhawan, J.P. Chowk, Khanpur, Ahmedabad - 380 001
  
• Constituency Phone (079) 22504525
  
• Delhi Address 30, Prithviraj Road, New Delhi - 110 003 Fax: 011-23001762, 23012791
  
• Delhi Phone Tels. (011) 23794125, 23794124 Fax: (011) 23017015

The BJP’s firebrand neta and a veteran, the Iron Man has all the ingredients to challenge any PM-in-waiting. He took the baton from Atal Bihari Vajpayee and has begun campaigning in his very own style. Will he bring the BJP back in power?

Political career:

The political career of LK Advani has gone through a phase of massive development. After serving the RSS, he was assigned the position of secretary of the organization's Karachi branch. After this, he visited Rajasthan's Mewat place, which had faced communal violence due to partition.

In 1951, Advani was made to enter the Jana Sangh, a nationalist party sharing same ideology with RSS. This party was headed by Shyama Prasad Mukherjee. It was in 1970 that he was elected to the Parliament and became the party's president in 1973.
He also played the role of the minister for Information and Broadcasting during the regime of the Janata government. After the government's break down, he came to be identified as an important leader of the freshly established party, BJP. The party was represented by him in the Rajya Sabha.

Advani became the president of BJP in 1986. He started preaching Hindutva among the party members. Following this policy, he undertook many huge tasks which initially included the issue of Ramjanmabhoomi.
His aim was to reconstruct the Ram Temple in. In this regard, a mass movement (rath yatra) was organised which gained strength. However, Advani was charged with giving instigative speeches. After this whole event, BJP gained popularity.

Until the failure of BJP in 2004 elections, Advani served as deputy prime minister in the government of Shree Atal Bihari Vajpayee. He shares a great chemistry with Vajpayee. All minor to major decisions of the party are taken according to their consent. Like any other famous personality, Advani has also faced controversies and gone through various ups and downs. He also faced disputes related to the recolonization of Jinnah as secular. In this respect, he gave his resignation which was taken back on the insistence of party members.

In March 2008, his book called My Country My Life was launched by the former Indian president APJ Abdul Kalam. This book mentions different achievements of Advani at different time periods. In fact, it tells the story of his journey or experience as a politician till date.

Early Life:

Advani was born to Kishinchand and Gyanidevi on November 8, 1927 in Karachi, Pakistan. He has a younger sister Sheela. Advani completed his primary education from St. Patrick's High School. For further education, he joined the D.G. National College in Hyderabad, Sindh. Subsequently, he got a graduation degree in law from the Government Law College, Bombay University.

Advani is regarded as Iron Man by his supporters. His persona is characterized by prudence as well as sophistication. During partition, he was one of those millions who had to migrate from Pakistan to India. As a swayamsewak, he joined the Rashtriya Swayamsewak Sangh (RSS) at the age of 14. Meanwhile, he also came in contact with the philosophies of Swami Vivekanand.

On 25 February 1965, Advani got married to Smt. Kamla. His two children, Pratibha and Jayant are doing great in their own fields. Pratibha is a prominent name among the masses. She is a television personality who produces and anchors various shows. On the other hand, Jayant Advani is a businessman. Lal Krishna Advani always maintained a balance between his personal and professional life. He never compromised on any of them at the cost of other. This is perhaps the major reason behind his image of a complete family man as well as a true politician.