Too early to draw inferences on BJP govt's performance: Pawar

NCP president Sharad Pawar today said it was too early to draw inferences on the BJP-led government's performance at the Centre.
"One should not draw inferences on the government which has been elected for five years, in just one year," Pawar said.
"After all, the situation in the country depends on what the economy says," he told reporters at Kolhapur in western Maharashtra.
"The economy during Manmohan Singh regime was on the upswing. Production was on the rise and so were exports," Pawar, who was agriculture minister during the UPA regime, said.
"Now exports have declined and the manufacturing sector and prices have also been impacted," the NCP chief claimed.

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Pawar said there is restlessness among a section of
the BJP over the individual-centric discourse centred around "me and my word" theme.
He was referring to the BJP poll campaign focused on Fadnavis, who is telling voters to trust his words.
"Many BJP veterans say stalwarts like Vajpayee and Advani were never self-centred like the current lot," the Rajya Sabha MP said.
Pawar said there is considerable resentment among the rural masses over the lacklustre performance of the Fadnavis Government.
Criticising demonetisation, the former Agriculture Minister said the exercise adversely affected the economy and caused hardship to the common man.

Noteban has robbed daily workers of their livelihoods in sectors like powerloom. In Malegaon (a powerloom town in Nashik district), many workers have gone back to their native places due to lack of jobs and financial hardship arising out of the currency recall exercise, he said.
As per the Rural Employment Department figures, there has been a 60 per cent rise in MNERGA works between November and January. This indicates people who lost their jobs post- noteban have taken up MNERGA works, he said.
Pawar, quoting a report, said there has been a 35 per cent job loss in micro and small-scale industries and 50 per cent revenue dip in the manufacturing sector due to the Centre's move to withdraw high-value old currency notes.