Congress leader Anand Sharma on Friday said that Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley should apologise to the nation on behalf of Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led NDA Government for not fulfilling the promises made to the people.
"What promises they made to the people of India, to create employment, to accelerate growth. They inherited a very strong economy. We gave to India economy and growth which was unprecedented. India's GDP quadrupled for 480 billion dollars in 2004 to two trillion dollars. We got more FDI during our tenure than what is visible. They cannot compare one year," said Sharma.
"My question is that when they were in opposition, what was their role? What they are claiming to be their own is actually started by the UPA. We wanted to bring in the GST. They opposed it, particularly Narendra Modi. Who brought in the proposal for increasing FDI in insurance sector? It was the Congress. Who opposed it? The BJP," he added.
Jaitley had earlier said that decisiveness, even in the face of obstructionism, was a hallmark of the NDA Government.
"There was a general environment of gloom a year ago. That has been replaced by hope and excitement. Decisiveness, even in the face of obstructionism, has been a hallmark of this government," Jaitley said while addressing the media on the first anniversary of the BJP-led government.
