New Delhi: Speaking on Day 3 of Motion of Non-Confidence in Lok Sabha, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman gave an account of the economic turnaround in nine years of Modi government and also tore into the ‘opportunistic’ I.N.D.I.A block for stalling the Parliamentary proceedings over crimes against women.
Sitharaman, in her searing speech, lambasted the Opposition for ‘creating hurdles in path of development’ with its negative approach and asked it to rather look at landmark projects launched & implemented by the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) government.
She said that NDA government was more about implementation as it believes in quick delivery of services, while tearing into Opposition.
“Words like banega, milega, ye sab ho gaya abhi… janata aajkal kya upyog kar rahe hain aajkal? Ban gaye, mil gaye, aa gaye… [words like will be done, will be given, are over… public is now using it is done, it is given, it has come],” said FM Sitharaman.
The Finance Minister listed out many areas, where it was ‘expected’ during UPA term became a ‘reality’ in NDA’s tenure.
Sitharaman mentioned list of essential services & amenities reaching the remote locations of country, in the field of electricity, gas connection, water connection, PM Awas shelter, toilets, roads in villages and more.
Speaking about the No-Trust Vote, the Minister said that unlike earlier government, which used to sell dreams to people in hope of votes, this govt is focused on fulfilling dreams of people.
She slammed the UPA government for slow growth rate during its 10 year rule and went to highlight how the scenario changed after Modi-led government came to power in 2014.
She said that Indian economy was looking up under Modi govt and raring for rapid strides, despite many global headwinds.
“Developed countries such as the US and the UK, and the Euro zone are facing challenging times, while big economies such as China are also facing their own issues related to consumer demand and wage stagnation. In this background, look at the Indian economy from this perspective. In 2013, Morgan Stanley called India a fragile economy. The same Morgan Stanley has upgraded India,” she said.
