Economy in a bad shape but BJP carries on with its agenda: Scindia

Wed, 16 Oct 2019

Economy in a bad shape but BJP carries on with its agenda: Scindia

ANI
16 Sep 2019, 01:55 GMT+10

Indore (Madhya Pradesh) [India], Sept 15 (ANI): Senior Congress leader and former MP Jyotiraditya Scindia on Sunday launched an attack on Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), stating that the party's ideology is to carry on with its agenda even if the country reels under economic slowdown.

Speaking to media persons here on Sunday, Scindia said: "The BJP's ideology is to keep the country in a state of economic slowdown, and at the same time keep working on its agenda.

Scindia also compared the UPA government's economic record with the current Modi government, stating that the average GDP growth rate was 6.7 per cent during the ten years of UPA rule.

"Under 10 years of the UPA government, there was an average of 6.7 per cent of GDP growth rate. In the past six quarters, however, we are witnessing that every record is being broken in terms of economic decline," he said.

"The current government is unable to arrest the economic slowdown. On one side, there is Inspector Raj. People are being thrown into jail. On the other, we are unable to control the economic situation. It is a cause of worry," Scindia added.

Scindia's remarks come at a time when the opposition continues to attack the government over the prevailing economic slowdown in the country.

In a bid to arrest the current slowdown, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Saturday announced the government's third set of measures to revive the economy with a renewed focus on exports and realty sector. (ANI)

Watch latest videos

News RELEASES

Publish news of your business, community or sports group, personnel appointments, major event and more by submitting a news release to Dallas Sun.

More Information

International

Section

'Our rights come from God almighty,' Trump tells faithful

WASHINGTON, DC - U.S. President Donald Trump has stepped up his defensive rhetoric as his presidency become more and more ...

Former U.S. ambassador to Ukraine says Trump orchestrated her removal

The former U.S. ambassador to Ukraine Marie Yovanovitch told House committees leading the impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump that ...

US Will Impose 'Big Sanctions' Against Turkey for Onslaught on Kurds

U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday promised "big sanctions" against Turkey for its invasion into northern Syria against Kurdish fighters, ...

Russian president in Riyadh with relations at unprecedented high

RIYADH, Saudi Arabia - Russian President Vladimir Putin has arrived in Saudi Arabia on his first state visit to the ...

Son of former U.S. Vice President Joe Biden goes on the attack

WASHINGTON, DC - Former U.S. Vice President Joe Biden's son on Sunday rejected claims of wrongdoing in relation to his ...

Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces get helping hand from Syria

DAMASCUS, Syria - The Syrian government is deploying troops to the north of the country to help the Kurdish-led Syrian ...

Business

Section

San Francisco-based Patreon opens new European HQ in Dublin

DUBLIN, Ireland - Patreon, the crowdfunding membership and payment platform for independent artists is expanding its international footprint with the ...

Japanese shares in demad after 3-day break

SYDNEY, Australia - Japanese investors weighed into stocks on Tuesday, after an extended weekend break.Trading for the first since since ...

Skepticism on first phase of U.S.-China trade deal hits Wall St

NEW YORK, New York - U.S. stocks fell across the board on Monday, ending a run of 3 days of ...

U.S. central bank to spend billions on treasury bills

WASHINGTON, DC - The U.S. Federal Reserve will begin buying $60 billion of Treasury bills a month."These actions are purely ...

Chinese stocks make gains after Friday's partial trade deal

SYDNEY, Australia - It was a quiet day on Monday in Asia with Japanese markets closed.There was some headway on ...

Boeing and Porsche eye premium aerial vehicles

STUTTGART, Germany - Porsche and Boeing have teamed up to explore the premium urban air mobility market and the extension ...

Movie Review

Toni Erdmann [DVD]