Shivraj releases book on'Indian National Movement'

Hyderabad, Dec 24 (UNI) Union Home Minister Shivraj V Patil today released a book on 'Indian National Movement in retrospect', edited by Osmania University, former Head of Political Sciences department, N G Rajurkar here.

Speaking on the occasion, Mr Patil said late Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru had sowed the seeds of development by adopting 'Socialism' to remove the social disparities in the country. A lot needs to be done to uplift the downtrodden in the 21st century.

Stating that 'our country needs inclusive vision to achieve development in all sectors, he said the ruling Government was inviting private investments to develop the infrastructure facilities under Public Private Partnership (PPP).

Mr Patil said 'India will figure in the list of developed countries in the 21st century.

State Assembly Speaker K R Suresh Reddy and academicians were also present.

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