Sir, I support the president's address and also the motion of thanks moved by Shri Gadgil. The members of the opposition are not present in the house and it appears that some members of our own party are playing their role. It is good for the opposition to play their role and it is also good to point out one's shortcomings in the interest of the country. At the same time, I differ with some of the points referred to by my friends. With regard to matters concerning women, it is necessary to understand that immediate results cannot be expected measures taken by the government. It is a long drawn process, and we would be able to achieve the results of those programmes, which have been formulated, in due course. Respect of women varies from one family to the other. But I am sure that my hon. Friend must be giving due respect to the women folk in his family. It is natural that everyone will have to change his attitude towards women in order to give respectable position to them in the society and no government can reform the society within a few days. It is possible to change the psyche and morale of the people through launching effective programmes. The programmes being implemented our government would bear results in due course. The Interim Budget is only an extension of that imaginative fiscal policy and that is why, it has provided for various schemes under which a large amount of money is pumped into the Indian economy. Perhaps when the same Government comes next time after May elections, they will be able to bring more growth impulses into the economy. Therefore, the Interim Budget is prepared today in the context of an extraordinary situation of stagnation and growth, and thanks to the efforts of the Prime Minister who himself happens to be an expert in economics and a person who has understood the reality of the Indian economic situation who was able to act then and there and was able to bring economy on a stable path. This is the credit of the Prime Minister of this country.
