NEW DELHI: Unfazed by the Government’s rebuttal of his criticism of Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on the state of the economy, including his Union minister son Jayant, BJP veteran leader Yashwant Sinha today stuck to his guns and hoped the Centre would do some course correction.
Sinha, who had yesterday launched a blistering attack on Jaitley that set off a political storm, said he had sought an appointment with Prime Minister Narendra Modi last year so he could flag the issues, which he did through an article in a national English daily, but got none.
“I found the doors were shut for me. Therefore, I had no option but to speak up (in media)…I am confident I have worthwhile suggestions to make (to the Prime Minister),” he told national TV channels.
Sinha said any Government of the day “should listen” when people like former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh or ex-Union Finance Minister P Chidambaram, considered experts on financial matters, speak up, and advised against dismissing their views as “political rhetoric”.
The BJP leader, without naming the previous UPA Government, said it “cannot be blamed” for the tardy implementation of central projects as the NDA has been in power for the last 40 months. (AGENCIES)
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