Gandhinagar, 17 February 2014

Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi described UPA Government’s last vote-on-account presented by Union Finance Minister P. Chidambaram in the Parliament as extremely disappointing. It signified nothing but a glorified exercise in self-praise.

Reacting to the budget proposals, Mr. Modi tweeted why should it take UPA so many years to complete 296 projects worth Rs.6,60,000-crore cleared recently. Doesn’t it signify policy paralysis?

“While the FM may pat his own back, the fact remains that our youth is bearing the brunt of rising unemployment Manufacturing is the Achilles’ heel, deceleration in investment in manufacturing worrying…This is result of ‘wonders’ of UPA’s policies.”

“Mere lip-service by the FM on the return of black money; UPA’s lack of commitment towards bringing black money was on display yet again!”

“FM eats up plan expenses, rolls over Rs 35,000 cr subsidies to next year to contain fiscal deficit even as non-plan exp overshoots! Real hard work”

“I welcome the decision on ‘One-Rank-One-Pension’ for our Servicemen. Belated wisdom finally dawns on our ‘hard working’ UPA ministers”.

“Hard working Finance Minister also joins other illustrious UPA ministers who are seeking refuge in history to judge their ‘performance’.”

“It is up to the people to decide whether the Economist PM & FM have been ‘hard working’ or ‘hardly working’ in their tenure.”

“The only solace one gets from the vote-on-account is that this was UPA’s final act of misery after a decade of decay & policy paralysis.”