NEW DELHI: Home Minister Rajnath Singh today said that its high time people rose above narrow sectarian interests to focus on the larger picture of national development.
Chairing the 11th Standing Committee meeting of Inter-State Council Home Minister said, “We share a common desire to take this nation forward and we are fully convinced that prosperity can come only when there is peace and stability.”
He further emphasised that India was a nation characterised by unity in diversity, and hence it was important that trust and cordiality form the bedrock for Centre-State cooperation.
Today’s meeting was in pursuance of the decisions of the Inter-State Council meeting held on July 16, 2016.
Union Minister for Finance, Corporate Affairs and Defence, Arun Jaitley, Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Dr Raman Singh, Tripura CM Manik Sarkar, Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik and his counterpart in Uttar Pradesh Yogi Adityanath attended the meeting. (AGENCIES)
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