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This is an archive article published on July 15, 2000

IT does not suit our country 8212; Laloo

NEW DELHI, JULY 14: Rashtriya Janata Dal RJD president Laloo Prasad Yadav is all against information technology IT and says This doe...

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NEW DELHI, JULY 14: Rashtriya Janata Dal RJD president Laloo Prasad Yadav is all against information technology IT and says 8220;This does not not suit our country8221;.

Although his son-in-law is an IT professional, Yadav told Zee News

in an interview 8220;What is it? I am against it. This does not suit our country. This is not America. This country does not lack population. We have 100 crore people 8211; What good is science and technology other than rendering skilled people useless.

8220;It encourages unemployment8230;.What is in a computer. Itkya hota hai ? IT kya hua ? hum iskey virodhi hain, What is it? What has it done? We are opposed to it.,8221; he said according to a press release from the TV channel.

Yadav was equally harsh on the past saying Jaya Prakash Narayan had not started the movement against corruption, unemployment and dynastic rule. This movement was started by the youth and students and 8220;We handed over the leadership to JP8221;, Yadav said.

On modern technology, he was equally sceptical saying 8220;Wwhat technology? The coal will remain ours. We will take out the amount of coal we need and we are doing that. The centre, the police and the officials are stealing and looting coal.8221;

On the lack of infrastructure in Bihar, he lashed out against those criticising it saying they were beyond reasoning and he was not worried by their criticism. Such critics were beyond redemption and he was not bothered about them.

 

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