Indian economy not dead but in ICU, says Abhishek
Trinamool Congress
general secretary
Abhishek Banerjee
on Thursday said that the country's "economy wasn't dead but in the ICU" due to flawed policies in the last decade.
Banerjee launched a scathing attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi, saying the US imposition of a 50% tariff on Indian goods reflected the Centre's failed foreign policy.
Banerjee, while leaving for Delhi, told reporters, "Whose failure is this? Who brought (US President) Donald Trump here and campaigned for him in Gujarat just a month before Covid hit? Who went to Texas to campaign for him? BJP politicians held prayers for Donald Trump and his long life.
The Prime Minister also campaigned for Trump in 2019 in Texas."
"The govt that used to boast about its '56-inch chest' has been snubbed by China, the US, and many other countries. Let alone putting pressure on Pakistan, they did not even issue a statement condemning Pakistan's actions," said Banerjee, who is also a member of the parliamentary external affairs committee.
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"I also strongly condemn what Trump said about India. He said that India's economy is dead. I disagree. No one has the power to kill the
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It is surviving on the love and affection of 140 crore Indians. I can say that the Indian economy is in the ICU. From bad, it has become worse in the last 10 years. Due to the 50% tariff, there will be substantial job losses. Exports will come down. This is all because of the Centre's poor foreign policy," he added.
The Trinamool MP claimed that the Election Commission was acting "beyond its jurisdiction". "The EC's responsibility begins only when the Model Code of Conduct is in place. After that, it can take over the state's civil and criminal/police administrative machinery. But for the past 3-4 months, they have not allowed an elected govt to function. It has been done to give favours and advantages to BJP," he said.
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