Sitharaman Fires Back at Congress Over Remarks on Former PM Charan Singh, Highlights Current Government Policies to Boost Economy
• Sitharaman hits back at Congress leader KC Venugopal over his remarks on former PM Charan Singh being made PM by Congress • Sitharaman slams Congress, says "people make PMs", not any one party • Defends timing of White Paper, says it's to create a record for posterity on the poor economic handling by previous UPA government • Highlights reforms and policies by current government to boost growth, such as monitoring commodity prices and supporting MSMEs • Responds to issues like unemployment, says graduate unemployment rate has declined from 17.3% in 2017 to 13.4% in 2023