The UPA government completed 100 days in office in its second stint on Saturday with a mixed bag of good work on certain fronts while stumbling on the diplomatic front with Pakistan as it grapples with a severe drought and its effect on the price front.
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While the Congress-led government could boast of historic measures like passage of the bill to provide for free education to children and for empowerment of women, the spiralling prices, drought situation in parts of the country and swine flu spoiled the party for the coalition.
UPA-II started on a bullish note after the elections with Manmohan Singh becoming the only leader after Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru to occupy the high office for a second time after a full term.
The 100-day programme of the government showed the intensity of the Prime Minister who made it clear to his Cabinet colleagues that 'business as usual will not do'.
Text: PTI
Image: Manmohan Singh
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