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          Sir, what is the prescription of the Government to tide over the present crisis? The prescription of the Government firstly is high interest rates. The Government wanted to wipe out liquidity; they wanted to remove liquidity; they wanted to suck the liquidity and they have sucked the liquidity from the Indian economy to the tune of Rs. 3,50,000 crore. When we were in the Government under the leadership of Atal Bihari Vajpayee we invested in infrastructure; we slashed down the interest rates from 14.5 per cent to 8 per cent and because we slashed down the interest rates, credit in the market was available at 6 per cent. [R43]  I do not understand it.  They reversed the whole thing.  They sucked the liquidity, they raised the interest rate to the extent of harming the common man and doubling the EMIs of aam aadmi who have purchased the television sets, the two wheelers and who have built or purchased a small house.  They have all suffered. Because of this malprescription, the country is in this situation.  Therefore, I feel that ultimately, there is no hope for India under the economic misrule of UPA Government led by the Congress Party, under the leadership of Dr. Manmohan Singh and the guidance of Shrimati Sonia Gandhi.  We want a strong leader who can deliver, a strong and determined leadership and a decisive Government.  The NDA feel and urges that the people of this country, in the ensuing Lok Sabha elections, will give the mandate to the NDA led by Shri Lal Krishna Advani who has always been described as Abhinav Sardar Vallabbhai Patel. Under the Prime Ministership of Shri L.K. Advani, I think we can bring back the entire country from this economic mess.  We will again do what we did under the leadership of Shri Atal Behari Vajpayee.  We will do it under the leadership of Shri L.K. Advani at the service of the people. The UPA Government have failed miserably.
(Interruptions)* … SHRI ANANTH KUMAR :   It is democracy.  In democracy, we are going to the people urging them that the last five years have been हत्या, आत्महत्या और विश्वासघात. Because of terrorism, there has been hathya and there is continuing किसानों की आत्महत्या and विश्वासघात, आम आदमी से विश्वासघात, जवानों, नौजवानों, किसानों, सबको धोखा दिया।
          Therefore, I once again urge the people of this country with great humility that in the first ever opportunity, they will remove this Government from the Centre and bring back NDA led by Shri L.K. Advani. Jai Hind.