On Monday, senior Congressman P. Chidambaram criticised Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman for listing the accomplishments of the Centre and said that if the Modi administration seems strong in certain areas, it is because it is standing on the shoulders of its predecessor, the UPA.
Chidambaram responded to Sitharaman’s remarks that were made in a piece on the accomplishments of the Modi administration over the last nine years.
The Hon. Finance Minister wrote a piece on the accomplishments of the Modi administration. The former finance minister said on Twitter that many of the examples she used were accurate and would apply to ANY administration that had been in power for five or ten years.
The finance minister gave five instances when the opposition sued the government and lost, Chidambaram said.
She is mistaken at least three times: The Supreme Court prohibited triple talaq even before Parliament established a legislation. The Court has not yet heard the Article 370 case. In his lengthy Twitter post, Chidambaram stated that several instances involving the GST regulations were still open.
The finance minister said that India has gained top rankings in the production of milk, honey, fruit, and vegetables and added that “we retain those ranks”.
Direct Benefit Transfer is credited to the Honourable FM. She disregards the fact that the UPA administration was also responsible for the conception, development, and implementation of Aadhaar as well as the initial DBT transfers, according to Chidambaram.
The finance minister brags on the construction of 11.72 crore restrooms. The senior Congress leader advised her to examine the reports from her own administration about how many of them are ineffective and useless due to a shortage of water.
“Every government will be able to point to accomplishments. So does the Modi administration. In certain sectors, the Modi administration is strong because it is standing on the shoulders of the UPA administration, according to Chidambaram.
Sitharaman also slammed the opposition in a piece for The Indian Express, claiming that, regrettably, it has played a smaller role in the legislature.
“Instead of engaging in debate and discussion in the House, there has been greater disruption and delay caused by the filing of legal petitions. Over 15 cases—including those involving the GST, Article 370, vaccinations, triple talaq, and Central Vista—were vehemently disputed, but they lost them all, she had said.