BJP today termed as "wrong and hasty"
Finance Minister P Chidambaram's statement that Narendra Modi was giving
lessons in economy and sought an apology from him. The controversy
erupted when Chidambaram said Modi had quoted him wrongly as having
claimed that buying gold leads to inflation. The Finance Minister issued
a statement denying having said so and took a dig at Modi, saying he is
giving "first lessons in economy". A leading newspaper today said it
had incorrectly quoted Modi. He had not mentioned inflation and only
said the country was facing an economic crisis. "In his hasty
statement, unbecoming of a union minister, he (Chidambaram) betrays his
party's incapacity and frustration to politically engage with Modi," BJP
spokesperson Nirmala Sitharaman said in a statement. BJP demanded that
Chidambaram issue an apology. "Through his hurried statement,
typically worded with pompousness and put-on sarcasm, Chidambaram has
only rushed to cover up his failures to manage the economy. The minister
has failed to check what was actually said by Modi. Had he checked the
speech, Chidambaram would have known that 'aarthik sankat' were the
exact words used and not inflation," Sitharaman said. She took potshots
at Chidambaram, saying while the Finance Minister was interested in
delivering "lectures and lessons," Modi is busy providing good
governance and development to people in Gujarat. "All 'economists' are
already taking due 'note' of Modi's performance vis-a-vis the worsening
current account deficit (CAD) for which he (Chidambaram) and his party
are solely responsible," Sitharaman said.
Congress leader Manishankar Aiyar attracted opposition BJP's ire today in Rajya Sabha when he said he was not interested in listening to speech of a BJP member on vote on account, prompting the Chair to adjourn the House amid uproar. During the Zero Hour, Deputy Chairman P J Kurien allowed Aiyar, who wanted to ask a question, to do so, which was opposed by BJP members. Kurien asked Aiyar whether he yielded to allow others to speak, to which he said he had no objection and he can ask his question later. As the House got ready to initiate discussion on Vote on Account, Kurien said, "Let us reduce the discussion to two hours from four hours," which was opposed by BJP members including Piyush Goyal who was given a chance to speak on Vote on Account. When it was agreed that discussion will take place as per schedule, Aiyar remarked he was not interested in listening to the speech by BJP member. "You had given me the chance to ask a question
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