Congress on Monday upped the ante against the BJP-ruled Centre by attacking directly Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Arun Jaitley and BJP chief Amit Shah on various issues — including the state of economy and slamming of judiciary by the Finance Minister.
Claiming that in the last 16 months since the advent of the Narendra Modi dispensation there has been “systematic assault on the autonomy of institutions and rewriting of rules”, it said there were “concerns” about Constitutional guarantees and fundamental rights of citizens.
The party also launched a fresh attack on Jaitley for his remarks on NJAC Act, warning the Government against embarking on a path of confrontation with the judiciary on the issue. The party also came down on the PM and Amit Shah for the prevailing situation in the country.
Debunking the Prime Minister’s claim that he and his Government has made “revolutionary transformation” of the economy, AICC spokesman Anand Sharma said, actually they have given “pain, misery and shock to the people of India.” Sharma said Government should also explain as to why India has become more indebted.
Sharma dubbed as “unfortunate and deplorable” Jaitley’s unusually strong remarks against the Supreme Court’s reasoning for striking down the NJAC Act. At a special party briefing, Sharma said that it was “very wrong” for Jaitley to say that judiciary acted like “third chamber of the legislature” while quashing the NJAC Act.
“In the light of the changed situation, (our advice is) Jaitley, who is a senior advocate, will not to embark on a path of confrontation...Not healthy for democracy. Instead of insulting highest judiciary, he should focus more on his responsibility as India’s Finance Minister as economy is in a very sad state. It is a stuttering economy marked by rising debts and fall in exports for last 10 months,” Sharma said at the AICC briefing.
Taking a dig at the Government, Sharma further remarked that if prices of crude oil were not down
globally, Indian economy would have been at present in the ICU.
later at a separate Press briefing, senior party man Shakeel Ahmad took a jibe at Amit Shah’s claims of winning maximum number of seats in the two assembly polls held in Bihar so far.
Ahmad said that Shah and his party including the PM is panic and is trying to put a brave face before the remaining polls in the State.
Ahmad also alleged that the motormouth BJP leaders are not reprimanded during the so called in-camera meetings with Shah rather they are indicated to toe the communal lines of party’s ideology.