Congress accuses Nirmala Sitharaman of repeating ‘false claims’
The Andhra Pradesh Congress Committee has accused Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman of making false claims regarding loan disbursements and employment generation. The opposition party challenged the government to provide specific data on beneficiaries and economic recovery efforts.
Why it matters
This reflects the ongoing political tension and debate over economic performance and transparency between the ruling party and the opposition.
The Andhra Pradesh Congress Committee (APCC) on Saturday accused Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman of repeating what it termed “false claims” made earlier in Parliament during her public meeting at Narsaraopet.
Addressing a press conference at Andhra Ratna Bhavan, APCC working president and former MLA Mastan Vali, vice-president Kolanukonda Shivaji and party leader Meesala Rajeshwara Rao alleged that the BJP-led NDA government had failed to tackle rising unemployment and had neither generated adequate employment nor promoted self-employment opportunities.
Questioning Ms. Sitharaman’s claim that banks were extending loans to beneficiaries, the Congress leaders demanded details of the beneficiaries, the places where the loans had been disbursed and the amounts sanctioned.
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