NEW DELHI-Devaluation of NDC

NEW DELHI Devaluation of NDC THE meeting of the National Development Council on March 14 was a bit of farce; it was probably ment to be just that. Who exactly convened it and for what purpose? These questions are still being asked and some seem to be baffled by them. But to cover up their own bewilderment, they like to focus on the performance of the Congress (1) chief ministers at the "meeting. It has been noted that they took the opportunity, with long written speeches, to express their fawning loyalty to the Prime Minister and fulsome praise for the new 20-point programme which she had proclaimed. Even the Prime Minister is said to have been bored by the long speeches of her chief ministers but she was unable to discipline them and bring them meaningfully to discuss the agenda of the meeting.