Ongoing unrest over Citizenship Act won't derail our economic agenda: FM

'There's no undermining of India's unity and its economy is important', said the finance minister

The ongoing turmoil over the Citizenship (Amendment) Act would not impact the government’s response to economic challenges, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said on Monday, adding that the government was committed to reforms and was taking steps to revive growth. She also cautioned against “jihadist, Maoist, and separatist" elements getting into student activism. 

“There's no undermining of India's unity and its economy is important...We can assure every step is being taken to ensure that India and the economy go forward and benefit all,” Sitharaman said at Times Network’s India Economic Conclave.

“I shall be, together with the prime minister, working towards engaging with