<p>Senior BJP leader Yashwant Sinha has fired a fresh salvo at the BJP government,<a href="http://www.wionews.com/india-news/will-power-admit-the-truth-chidambaram-on-yashwant-sinhas-attack-on-arun-jaitleys-economic-mess-20728"> reiterating his stance that the Indian economy is in shambles</a> particularly because of the policies of finance minister Arun Jaitley.&nbsp;</p>

<p>In a rejoinder to the BJP <a href="http://www.wionews.com/india-news/structural-reforms-necessary-jayant-sinhas-rejoinder-to-father-yashwant-sinha-20774">which said that structural reforms like demonetisation and GST would reap </a><a href="http://www.wionews.com/india-news/structural-reforms-necessary-jayant-sinhas-rejoinder-to-father-yashwant-sinha-20774">benefits</a><a href="http://www.wionews.com/india-news/structural-reforms-necessary-jayant-sinhas-rejoinder-to-father-yashwant-sinha-20774">, in the long run</a>, the former finance minister quoted economist and philosopher John Maynard Keynes and stated, &quot;In the long run we are all dead.&quot;</p>

<p>The former finance minister said yesterday (September 27) that demonetisation should have been introduced when the economy was weak. He added that the roll-out of the Goods and Services Tax (GST) was done when the economy was yet to recover from the effects of demonetisation. (Also Read: <a href="http://http://www.wionews.com/india-news/yashwant-sinha-has-shown-the-mirror-shotguns-defence-of-his-colleague-20776">Yashwant Sinha has shown the mirror: Shotgun&#39;s defence of his colleague</a>)</p>

<p>&quot;Demonetisation shouldn&#39;t have been brought when the economy was weak, its effects were yet to subside and GST served as the second big blow,&quot; Yashwant Sinha said.</p>

<p>The former finance minister added that he disagreed with home minister Rajnath Singh and railways minister Piyush Goyal when they said that India was the backbone of the world&#39;s economy.</p>

<p>&quot;Maybe Rajnath Singh and Piyush Goyal know more economy more than me, so they think India is the&nbsp;backbone of world&#39;s economy. I politely disagree,&quot; Mr Sinha said.</p>

<p>Earlier today, Minister of State for Civil Aviation and Yashwant Sinha&#39;s son Jayant Sinha had countered his father&#39;s criticism that the slowdown in GDP growth rate was because of demonetisation and the recently-introduced Goods and Services Tax (GST).</p>

<p>He had said GST, demonetisation and digitisation were structural reforms that were necessary for transforming the economy in the long term and that GDP growth of one or two quarters was insufficient to ascertain the long-term impact of these measures.</p>

<p>Yesterday,&nbsp;Rajnath Singh said the Indian economy is the fastest growing in the world. Piyush Goyal had said there was bound to be uncertainty when transformative changes were made.</p>


The former finance minister said that demonetisation should have been introduced when the economy was weak

Senior BJP leader Yashwant Sinha has fired a fresh salvo at the BJP government, reiterating his stance that the Indian economy is in shambles particularly because of the policies of finance minister Arun Jaitley. In a rejoinder to the BJP which said that structural reforms like demonetisation and GST would reap benefits, in the long run, the former finance minister quoted economist and philosopher John Maynard Keynes and stated, "In the long run we are all dead." The former finance minister said yesterday (September 27) that demonetisation should have been introduced when the economy was weak. He added that the roll-out of the Goods and Services Tax (GST) was done when the economy was yet to recover from the effects of demonetisation. (Also Read: Yashwant Sinha has shown the mirror: Shotgun's defence of his colleague) "Demonetisation shouldn't have been brought when the economy was weak, its effects were yet to subside and GST served as the second big blow," Yashwant Sinha said. The former finance minister added that he disagreed with home minister Rajnath Singh and railways minister Piyush Goyal when they said that India was the backbone of the world's economy. "Maybe Rajnath Singh and Piyush Goyal know more economy more than me, so they think India is the backbone of world's economy. I politely disagree," Mr Sinha said. Earlier today, Minister of State for Civil Aviation and Yashwant Sinha's son Jayant Sinha had countered his father's criticism that the slowdown in GDP growth rate was because of demonetisation and the recently-introduced Goods and Services Tax (GST). He had said GST, demonetisation and digitisation were structural reforms that were necessary for transforming the economy in the long term and that GDP growth of one or two quarters was insufficient to ascertain the long-term impact of these measures. Yesterday, Rajnath Singh said the Indian economy is the fastest growing in the world. Piyush Goyal had said there was bound to be uncertainty when transformative changes were made.

'GST served as second big blow to economy': Yashwant Sinha hits back at BJP

<p>Minister of State for Civil Aviation Jayant Sinha today (September 28) defended&nbsp;his father and senior BJP leader <a href="http://www.wionews.com/india-news/will-power-admit-the-truth-chidambaram-on-yashwant-sinhas-attack-on-arun-jaitleys-economic-mess-20728">Yashwant Sinha&#39;s criticism </a>of the &quot;mess&quot; that finance minister Arun Jaitley had made of the economy.</p>

<p>In an editorial in The Times of India, Jayant Sinha countered his father&#39;s criticism that&nbsp;the slowdown in GDP growth rate was because of demonetisation and the recently-introduced Goods and Services Tax (GST).</p>

<p>Jayant Sinha said that demonetisation and the introduction of the GST were structural reforms that were necessary for transforming the economy in the long term and that GDP growth of one or two quarters was insufficient to ascertain the long-term impact of these measures.</p>

<p>The MoS Civil Aviation added that along with digital payments, GST and demonetisation would bring more people under the tax net and create transparency in the economy.</p>

<p>&quot;GST, demonetisation and digital payments are game-changing efforts to formalise India&rsquo;s economy. Transactions that were taking place outside of the tax net and in the informal sector are now being brought into the formal sector. In the long term, formalisation will mean (a) tax collections go up and more resources are available to the state; (b) friction in the economy is reduced and GDP goes up; and (c) citizens are able to establish credit more effectively as transaction records are digitised,&quot; Jayant Sinha wrote.</p>

<p>He said policy-making across industries had become more rules-based, auctions were more transparent and the Bankruptcy Code would provide relief to the long-standing problem of Non performing Assets in the banking sector.</p>

<p>Jayant Sinha also highlighted the benefits that the &quot;rules-based FDI regime&quot; and the linking of the Jan Dhan accounts with the Aadhaar Unique Identification Card had brought to the economy.&quot;</p>

<p>&quot;The Jan Dhan-Aadhaar-Mobile (JAM) trinity is powering Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) and dramatically reducing leakages. Rs 1.75 lakh crore of benefits have been transferred directly to beneficiaries over the last three years. JAM is weeding out many ghost and fake beneficiaries and cutting out middlemen.&quot;</p>

<p>In an opinion piece in the Indian Express, Yashwant Sinha, former finance minister, criticised his own government, particularly Arun Jaitley and NJP chief Amit Shah, for sinking the economy.</p>

<p>In the opinion piece titled &quot;I need to speak up now&quot;, Yashwant Sinha also called PM Modi&#39;s demonetisation of Rs 500 and Rs 1000 notes an &quot;unmitigated economic disaster&quot;. He also said the recently-introduced Goods and Services Tax (GST) was a &quot;badly conceived and poorly implemented&quot; havoc.</p>

<p>Jayant Sinha&#39;s editorial was on the lines of the BJP&#39;s response yesterday (September 27)in which it rejected Yashwant Sinha&#39;s criticism of the state of economy.</p>

<p>The party had said the Indian economy was the fastest growing in the world and some &quot;uncertainty&quot; was bound to occur when &quot;transformative&quot; measures like demonetisation and the GST are taken.</p>

<p>Top party leaders defended the economic situation. &nbsp;Home Minister Rajnath Singh said the Indian economy is the fastest growing in the world and the country&#39;s credibility has been established in the international arena under the Modi government.</p>

<p>&quot;The whole world admits that India is the fastest growing economy in the world. No one should forget this fact. In the matter of economy, in the international arena, India&#39;s credibility has been established,&quot; he told reporters in reference to Sinha&#39;s views.</p>

<p>Senior party leader and Railway Minister Piyush Goyal said the government would not flinch due to some criticism and &quot;stay the course&quot; as it works to transform the economy.</p>

<p>&quot;There is bound to be some uncertainty when some transformative changes are made. It (economy) may take some amount of time to absorb these changes but this will pass. Challenges come but we will stay the course. The government is steadfast in its resolve to end black money and corruption. It won&#39;t flinch due to some criticism,&quot; he said.</p>

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Jayant Sinha said that demonetisation and the introduction of the GST were structural reforms that were necessary for transforming the economy

Minister of State for Civil Aviation Jayant Sinha today (September 28) defended his father and senior BJP leader Yashwant Sinha's criticism of the "mess" that finance minister Arun Jaitley had made of the economy. In an editorial in The Times of India, Jayant Sinha countered his father's criticism that the slowdown in GDP growth rate was because of demonetisation and the recently-introduced Goods and Services Tax (GST). Jayant Sinha said that demonetisation and the introduction of the GST were structural reforms that were necessary for transforming the economy in the long term and that GDP growth of one or two quarters was insufficient to ascertain the long-term impact of these measures. The MoS Civil Aviation added that along with digital payments, GST and demonetisation would bring more people under the tax net and create transparency in the economy. "GST, demonetisation and digital payments are game-changing efforts to formalise India’s economy. Transactions that were taking place outside of the tax net and in the informal sector are now being brought into the formal sector. In the long term, formalisation will mean (a) tax collections go up and more resources are available to the state; (b) friction in the economy is reduced and GDP goes up; and (c) citizens are able to establish credit more effectively as transaction records are digitised," Jayant Sinha wrote. He said policy-making across industries had become more rules-based, auctions were more transparent and the Bankruptcy Code would provide relief to the long-standing problem of Non performing Assets in the banking sector. Jayant Sinha also highlighted the benefits that the "rules-based FDI regime" and the linking of the Jan Dhan accounts with the Aadhaar Unique Identification Card had brought to the economy." "The Jan Dhan-Aadhaar-Mobile (JAM) trinity is powering Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) and dramatically reducing leakages. Rs 1.75 lakh crore of benefits have been transferred directly to beneficiaries over the last three years. JAM is weeding out many ghost and fake beneficiaries and cutting out middlemen." In an opinion piece in the Indian Express, Yashwant Sinha, former finance minister, criticised his own government, particularly Arun Jaitley and NJP chief Amit Shah, for sinking the economy. In the opinion piece titled "I need to speak up now", Yashwant Sinha also called PM Modi's demonetisation of Rs 500 and Rs 1000 notes an "unmitigated economic disaster". He also said the recently-introduced Goods and Services Tax (GST) was a "badly conceived and poorly implemented" havoc. Jayant Sinha's editorial was on the lines of the BJP's response yesterday (September 27)in which it rejected Yashwant Sinha's criticism of the state of economy. The party had said the Indian economy was the fastest growing in the world and some "uncertainty" was bound to occur when "transformative" measures like demonetisation and the GST are taken. Top party leaders defended the economic situation. Home Minister Rajnath Singh said the Indian economy is the fastest growing in the world and the country's credibility has been established in the international arena under the Modi government. "The whole world admits that India is the fastest growing economy in the world. No one should forget this fact. In the matter of economy, in the international arena, India's credibility has been established," he told reporters in reference to Sinha's views. Senior party leader and Railway Minister Piyush Goyal said the government would not flinch due to some criticism and "stay the course" as it works to transform the economy. "There is bound to be some uncertainty when some transformative changes are made. It (economy) may take some amount of time to absorb these changes but this will pass. Challenges come but we will stay the course. The government is steadfast in its resolve to end black money and corruption. It won't flinch due to some criticism," he said.

Structural reforms necessary: Jayant Sinha's rejoinder to father Yashwant Sinha

<p>Senior Congress leader and former finance minister P Chidambaram has asked the BJP government to respond to their senior party leader Yashwant Sinha&#39;s scathing attack on the central government&#39;s economic policies, particularly the &quot;mess&quot; that finance minister Arun Jaitley had made of the economy.</p>

<p>In an opinion piece in the Indian Express, Yashwant Sinha, former finance minister, criticised his own government for sinking economy. The senior BJP leader said he would &quot;fail in my national duty if I did not speak up even now against the mess the finance minister has made of the economy.&quot;</p>

<p>Yashwant Sinha pointed out that the growth rate of 5.7 per cent was actually 3.7 per cent or less by the old method of calculation. He attributed the misleading growth rate to the government&#39;s decision to change the methodology for calculation of the GDP &nbsp;in 2015 as a result of which the growth rate recorded earlier increased statistically by over 200 basis points on an annual basis.&nbsp;<br />
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In a series of Twitter posts, Chidambaram asked the Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led BJP government to admit that Yashwant Sinha was speaking the truth.</p>

<p>&quot;Will Power now admit the Truth that economy is sinking?&quot; the former finance minister wrote.&nbsp;</p>

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<p>In the opinion piece titled &quot;I need to speak up now&quot;, Yashwant Sinha also called PM Modi&#39;s demonetisation of Rs 500 and Rs 1000 notes an &quot;unmitigated economic disaster&quot;. He also said the recently-introduced Goods and Services Tax (GST) was a &quot;badly conceived and poorly implemented&quot; havoc.</p>

<p>He said the economy was on a downward spiral and many in the BJP did not dare to speak up out of fear.</p>

<p>&quot;Arun Jaitley is considered to be the best and the brightest in this government. It was a foregone conclusion before the 2014 elections that he would be the finance minister in the new government.&quot;</p>

<p>Citing the State Bank of India, Yashwant Sinha said BJP president Amit Shah had wrongly attributed &#39;technical&#39; reasons for the slowdown in the GDP growth rate.</p>

<p>&quot;Even the SBI, the largest public sector bank of the country, has stated with an unusual frankness that the slowdown is not transient or &#39;technical&#39;, it is here to stay and the slowdown in demand has only aggravated the situation. It has openly contradicted what the BJP president said just a few days ago that the slowdown in the last quarter was on account of &quot;technical&quot; reasons and will be corrected soon,&quot; he said.</p>

<p>The figures of the first quarter of fiscal 2017-18, released last month,&nbsp;the GDP growth rate was 5.7 per cent &nbsp;as compared to&nbsp;7.6 per cent &nbsp;in the concurrent period last year.</p>

<p>In his article, Yashwant Sinha also took a jibe at raids conducted by Income Tax department, Enforcement Directorate and Central Bureau of Investigation and said that it has become &quot;a new game to instill fear in the minds of people,&quot; adding, &quot;We protested against raid raj when we were in opposition. Today it has become the order of the day.&quot;</p>

<p>He also ridiculed the &quot;massive&quot; loan waivers given to the farmers &quot;varying from one paise to a few rupees.&quot;</p>

<p>Sinha concluded his article by saying, &quot;The prime minister claims that he has seen poverty from close quarters. His finance minister is working over-time to make sure that all Indians also see it from equally close quarters.&quot;&nbsp;<br />
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In an opinion piece, former finance minister Yashwant Sinha criticised the BJP government for sinking the economy

Senior Congress leader and former finance minister P Chidambaram has asked the BJP government to respond to their senior party leader Yashwant Sinha's scathing attack on the central government's economic policies, particularly the "mess" that finance minister Arun Jaitley had made of the economy. In an opinion piece in the Indian Express, Yashwant Sinha, former finance minister, criticised his own government for sinking economy. The senior BJP leader said he would "fail in my national duty if I did not speak up even now against the mess the finance minister has made of the economy." Yashwant Sinha pointed out that the growth rate of 5.7 per cent was actually 3.7 per cent or less by the old method of calculation. He attributed the misleading growth rate to the government's decision to change the methodology for calculation of the GDP in 2015 as a result of which the growth rate recorded earlier increased statistically by over 200 basis points on an annual basis. In a series of Twitter posts, Chidambaram asked the Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led BJP government to admit that Yashwant Sinha was speaking the truth. "Will Power now admit the Truth that economy is sinking?" the former finance minister wrote. Yashwant Sinha speaks Truth to Power. Will Power now admit the Truth that economy is sinking? — P. Chidambaram (@PChidambaram_IN) September 27, 2017 × TRUTH 1: "The growth rate of 5.7% is actually 3.7% or less " says Yashwant Sinha. — P. Chidambaram (@PChidambaram_IN) September 27, 2017 × TRUTH 1: "The growth rate of 5.7% is actually 3.7% or less " says Yashwant Sinha. — P. Chidambaram (@PChidambaram_IN) September 27, 2017 × TRUTH 2: "Instilling fear in the minds of the people is the name of the new game" says Yashwant Sinha. — P. Chidambaram (@PChidambaram_IN) September 27, 2017 × ETERNAL TRUTH: No matter what Power does, ultimately Truth will prevail. — P. Chidambaram (@PChidambaram_IN) September 27, 2017 × In the opinion piece titled "I need to speak up now", Yashwant Sinha also called PM Modi's demonetisation of Rs 500 and Rs 1000 notes an "unmitigated economic disaster". He also said the recently-introduced Goods and Services Tax (GST) was a "badly conceived and poorly implemented" havoc. He said the economy was on a downward spiral and many in the BJP did not dare to speak up out of fear. "Arun Jaitley is considered to be the best and the brightest in this government. It was a foregone conclusion before the 2014 elections that he would be the finance minister in the new government." Citing the State Bank of India, Yashwant Sinha said BJP president Amit Shah had wrongly attributed 'technical' reasons for the slowdown in the GDP growth rate. "Even the SBI, the largest public sector bank of the country, has stated with an unusual frankness that the slowdown is not transient or 'technical', it is here to stay and the slowdown in demand has only aggravated the situation. It has openly contradicted what the BJP president said just a few days ago that the slowdown in the last quarter was on account of "technical" reasons and will be corrected soon," he said. The figures of the first quarter of fiscal 2017-18, released last month, the GDP growth rate was 5.7 per cent as compared to 7.6 per cent in the concurrent period last year. In his article, Yashwant Sinha also took a jibe at raids conducted by Income Tax department, Enforcement Directorate and Central Bureau of Investigation and said that it has become "a new game to instill fear in the minds of people," adding, "We protested against raid raj when we were in opposition. Today it has become the order of the day." He also ridiculed the "massive" loan waivers given to the farmers "varying from one paise to a few rupees." Sinha concluded his article by saying, "The prime minister claims that he has seen poverty from close quarters. His finance minister is working over-time to make sure that all Indians also see it from equally close quarters."

Will power admit the truth? Chidambaram on Yashwant Sinha's attack on Arun Jaitley's economic 'mess'

<p>Indian home minister Rajnath Singh today downplayed senior BJP leader Yashwant Sinha&#39;s criticism of the finance minister Arun Jaitley, saying India&#39;s economy is the fastest growing in the world, and the country&#39;s credibility has been established in the international arena.</p>

<p>Singh, who was responding to a question on Sinha&#39;s remarks over the state of the economy, said no one should forget these facts about the country.</p>

<p>&quot;The whole world admits that India is the fastest growing economy in the world. No one should forget this fact. In the matter of economy, in the international arena, India&#39;s credibility has been established,&quot; he told reporters here.</p>

<p><a href="http://www.wionews.com/india-news/will-power-admit-the-truth-chidambaram-on-yashwant-sinhas-attack-on-arun-jaitleys-economic-mess-20728">In an opinion piece in Indian Express, </a>&#39;I need to speak up now&#39;, Sinha criticised Arun Jaitley over what he called the &quot;mess the finance minister has made of the economy&quot;.&nbsp;</p>

<p lang="EN-US" paraeid="{bb22a246-e74c-4d75-baa4-f8fd289a6103}{175}" paraid="1873541938" >The senior BJP leader said he would &quot;fail in my national duty if I did not speak up even now against the mess the finance minister has made of the economy.&quot;&nbsp;</p>

<p>Sinha, a former finance minister in prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee-led NDA government, who has been sidelined in the party, claimed a revival by the time of the next Lok Sabha election was &quot;highly unlikely&quot; and a &quot;hard landing&quot; appeared inevitable.&nbsp;</p>

<p lang="EN-US" paraeid="{bb22a246-e74c-4d75-baa4-f8fd289a6103}{175}" paraid="1873541938" >Sinha pointed out that the growth rate of 5.7&nbsp;per cent&nbsp;was actually 3.7&nbsp;per cent&nbsp;or less by the old method of calculation. He attributed the misleading growth rate to the government&#39;s decision to change the methodology for calculation of the&nbsp;GDP &nbsp;in&nbsp;2015 as a result of which the growth rate recorded earlier increased statistically by over 200 basis points on an annual basis.&nbsp;&nbsp;<br />
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In a series of Twitter posts, senior Congress leader and former finance minister P Chidambaram asked the government to admit that Yashwant Sinha was speaking the truth.&nbsp;</p>

<p lang="EN-US" paraeid="{bb22a246-e74c-4d75-baa4-f8fd289a6103}{179}" paraid="1229763505" >&quot;Will Power now admit the Truth that economy is sinking?&quot; the former finance minister wrote.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p>

<p>Chidambaram asked the BJP government to respond to their senior party leader Yashwant Sinha&#39;s scathing attack on the central government&#39;s economic policies, particularly the &quot;mess&quot; that finance minister&nbsp;Arun&nbsp;Jaitley had made of the economy.&nbsp;</p>


Rajnath Singh responded to former finance minister Yashwant Sinha's comment on economy

Indian home minister Rajnath Singh today downplayed senior BJP leader Yashwant Sinha's criticism of the finance minister Arun Jaitley, saying India's economy is the fastest growing in the world, and the country's credibility has been established in the international arena. Singh, who was responding to a question on Sinha's remarks over the state of the economy, said no one should forget these facts about the country. "The whole world admits that India is the fastest growing economy in the world. No one should forget this fact. In the matter of economy, in the international arena, India's credibility has been established," he told reporters here. In an opinion piece in Indian Express, 'I need to speak up now', Sinha criticised Arun Jaitley over what he called the "mess the finance minister has made of the economy". The senior BJP leader said he would "fail in my national duty if I did not speak up even now against the mess the finance minister has made of the economy." Sinha, a former finance minister in prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee-led NDA government, who has been sidelined in the party, claimed a revival by the time of the next Lok Sabha election was "highly unlikely" and a "hard landing" appeared inevitable. Sinha pointed out that the growth rate of 5.7 per cent was actually 3.7 per cent or less by the old method of calculation. He attributed the misleading growth rate to the government's decision to change the methodology for calculation of the GDP in 2015 as a result of which the growth rate recorded earlier increased statistically by over 200 basis points on an annual basis. In a series of Twitter posts, senior Congress leader and former finance minister P Chidambaram asked the government to admit that Yashwant Sinha was speaking the truth. "Will Power now admit the Truth that economy is sinking?" the former finance minister wrote. Chidambaram asked the BJP government to respond to their senior party leader Yashwant Sinha's scathing attack on the central government's economic policies, particularly the "mess" that finance minister Arun Jaitley had made of the economy.

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