Yashwant Sinha, Sr. Leader Of BJP Speaks Up Against BJP’s Performance. Here Are 15 Crucial Quotes.

A government’s economic policies are one the prime things to be skewered by the opposition and questioned first by the junta. As far as the Indian Economy stats are in the past two years, things are not looking really bright for the present government, helmed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi with his cabinet. The growth rate of the economy has been decelerating under Finance Minister Arun Jaitley and it is a major talking point for the economists of the country.

Amid all this BJP’s ex-finance minister, Yashwant Sinha has penned his thoughts in a column, I need to speak up now,  for Indian Express. And, it highlights the present government’s economic failures, the government he belongs to. The column details the mess Arun Jaitley has made of the economy and lists the various aspects that add to his argument.

Here are the 15 crucial quotes from Mr. Sinha’s column who is presently serving as Minister of State for Civil Aviation in Narendra Modi’s cabinet.

1. He also said that his thoughts reflect the sentiments of a large number of people in the BJP but are afraid to speak up.

2. Though one of the best and the brightest, Sinha says a superman like Jaitley couldn’t do justice to the task because he has not one but four ministries under him.

3. He started citing the problems with the country’s economy.

4. He called “demonetisation” an economic disaster.

5. Demonetisation was a big blow to the already decelerating economy.

6. He also said, “As a result of which the growth rate recorded earlier increased statistically by over 200 basis points on an annual basis.”

7. He also said that “it was not difficult to anticipate them and take countermeasures to deal with them.”

8. When will that happen? Is yet to be seen.

9. So is the nation.

10. The monsoons have intensified rural distress and for the waivers please lay stress on the “massive” amounts.

11. BJP is doing what they stood against.

12. Income Tax department is investigating lakhs of cases.

13. That is true because it takes years of hard work to build one.

14. He says, that “nobody has a magic wand to revive the economy overnight” and that’s quite true.

15. This is one of the scariest lines and we are feeling the chills.

The statements have created quite a furore. More so, because it comes from one of their own. As Indians, we are left with a burning question, “iss desh ka kya hoga?” Because, in case you are not paying attention, it affects each one of us.

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