Piyush Goyal
Hitting back at Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi for his reaction on Union Budget, Union Commerce and Industry Minsiter Piyush Goyal on Tuesday said the country has moved from “Fragile Five” under the UPA government to “Top Five” in the BJP-led NDA government.
The Union Minister stated in Parliament that the BJP-led NDA government “inherited one of the most fragile economies,” emphasizing that the UPA government never discussed improving the lot of the poor.
Minister Goyal attacked Congress leader P. Chidambaram, claiming that the former Finance Minister had claimed to have “inherited a strong economy” in 2004.
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“At that time, the growth rate was over eight per cent, inflation was around four per cent, and foreign exchange reserves were robust, compared to the size of the economy at that point of time. What did the UPA do in the 10 years when they were in government?” asked the Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal.
“Never once did they speak about trying to uplift the poor by giving them free homes,” the minister added.
Even after reading ten speeches by the UPA government, Minister Goyal claimed that he never once saw any reference to “bringing in a legal guarantee for minimum support price (MSP)” for crops.
India is on track to become the world’s third-largest economy with GDP crossing $5 trillion, and the goal is now to reach a $30 trillion economy by 2047 with a per capita income of $18,000 per annum, according to a key NITI Aayog document.
