Elected leadership must have last word, Congress model faulty, BJP's Arun Jaitley tells India Inc: Highlights

New Delhi: BJP leader Arun Jaitley is addressing a session of the Confederation of Indian Industry or CII in New Delhi. Here are the highlights of Mr Jaitley's speech:

• Being the opposition, we are invited only to the closing session
• You rightly mentioned that this is the third time in a row that I am here
• I think when a member of my party inaugurates this conference, yours questions will be more dilute
• I have never really doubted the PM's ability. It's relieving to know that at least he knew what was going wrong
  
• The model of the present government is faulty
• The leader of the elected party must have the ability to take decisions, he should have the authority to over-rule
• The leader must always have the last word
• If he can't do that and has to listen to others, then it becomes a three-legged race
• The telecom sector during the NDA regime was one of the biggest successes
• There is genuine worry regarding the direction in which we are headed
• I think as long as the economic management of the country is concerned - there is no scope for ideological differences
  
• What is the roadmap for achieving 9% growth
• Someone must answer why Rs 7500 cr were blocked because ministers can't see eye to eye?
• Reforms is the art of the possible - some are more challenging but some are more achievable
• Even if you did not have enough seats, you could make use of the coercive structure of the state to ensure support
  
• The vulnerable are always pliable. The Bengal ally was vulnerable when it came to the CBI but the two UP parties are
• There should be an environment where institutions are not used against each other
• People must be able to sit down despite difference and work for development
• We must be seriously concerned about the credibility of governance
• You should never give the impression of being a soft state when it comes to security
• It should only address our national sovereignty. It should not be compromised upon for votes