Emphasising on the importance of knowing facts, especially for journalists and politicians, Union minister Arun Jaitley on Thursday said people can’t indefinitely live under the impression that they know most of the things. He was speaking at the launch of India 2016, a book which contains wide- ranging details from achievements of the government, its policies, programmes and other aspects related to development. “I think the kind of detail that India 2016 carries is a must read for everyone particularly for journalists and politicians. It is very necessary. Because while we are in ignorance of a large number of facts which are contained here, we can’t indefinitely live under the impression that we know most of the things. Because once we go through the book, you would realise how much we don’t know,” the minister said.
The Union minister said he feels the book would be of great use to Parliamentarians as well as students, including those preparing for competitive exams who are are a natural constituency.
