Yashwant echoed our criticism of Modi govt: Chidambaram

He also said the GST design was itself flawed and the implementation of the tax regime was, indeed, terrible

Senior Congress leader and former finance minister P Chidambaram on Wednesday backed Yashwant Sinha over his comments on the state of economy in the country, saying the veteran BJP leader has echoed their criticism of the NDA rule.

"We are happy that Mr Yashwant Sinha has echoed our criticism. Yashwant said truth about the economy. Congress has, for nearly 18 months, highlighted these very grave weaknesses in economy. We were told, in effect, to shut up," he said while addressing a press conference.

Yashwant Sinha had said in his article in The Indian Express that sector after sector of