"Can't Take Pride In Forefathers' Work, Then...": Chhattisgarh Chief Minister
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"The present generation should worry about how we can take forward what we have today," the Congress leader said.
It was unfortunate that some people question the achievements of the country in the past 70 years, Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel said on Saturday, taking a veiled swipe at the BJP.
Those who can not take pride in their ancestors' work should not insult them, he added.
Speaking at a function here to release "Bharat Ke Pradhanmantri -- Desh, Dasha and Disha", a book written by senior journalist Rashid Kidwai, Baghel said when India got independence, even a needle was not manufactured in the country.
"Then Navratna (public sector companies) were set up. IITs and other institutes were established. But the current generation asks what the previous generation has done and what has been done in 70 years. It is very unfortunate," he said.
