The former prime minister and economist added that the slowdown and government apathy was affecting the aspirations and future of Indians said, Piyush Goyal
New Delhi: On Thursday former PM criticized the BJP government’s ‘model of governance’. Responding to him Union minister Piyush Goyal said that he should instead ‘reflect on his own failures’.
“Dr. Manmohan Singh should reflect on his own failures, where he went wrong, why he couldn’t maintain a strong economy and give an honest government, why he was so helpless that he had to obey orders from 10 Janpath and had no capacity to make his own decisions,” said the minister of Railways and Commerce.
Piyush Goyal was reacting to former PM’s statement in poll-bound Maharashtra on the government’s handling of the economy, insisting that its policies were reasons for growing unemployment, farm suicides and factories shutting down.
“Before fixing the economy, one needs a correct diagnosis of its ailments and their causes. The government is obsessed with trying to somehow fix blame on its opponent. In the process, it is unable to find a solution that will ensure the revival of the economy particularly strengthening the banking system,”. The former prime minister and economist added that the slowdown and government apathy was affecting the aspirations and future of Indians said, Piyush Goyal.
On the Congress stand on the abrogation of Article 370 in Jammu and Kashmir, Manmohan Singh said: “Congress party voted in favour of the bill to abrogate Article 370, we are not against it. We believe Art 370 is a temporary measure but if a change has to be brought, it should be with the goodwill of people of Jammu and Kashmir. The manner in which it was implemented we opposed that.”
There was a lot of criticism by Congress leaders when Article 370 was scrapped on 5th of August and reactions were negative but in today’s press conference which was held in Mumbai former PM Manmohan Singh openly supported current government’s decision regarding Jammu and Kashmir special status.
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