P Chidambaram lauded BJP's Yashwant Sinha for talking "truth to the power" in an article on the economy. The senior Congress leader asked the "clueless" Centre how long it would hide behind Prime Minister Narendra Modi's rhetoric and party slogans.
In an opinion piece for The Indian Express, Sinha wrote what the Congress had been saying for the past 18 months on "weaknesses in the economy", the Chidambaram told the reporters.
In an exclusive conversation with The Quint’s editorial director Sanjay Pugalia, Former Minister of Finance and Minister of External Affairs Yashwant Sinha shared his thoughts on the current political and economic affairs in the country.
Speaking about the manner in which economic reforms have led to progress in the country, Sinha said that parties who oppose them are being opportunistic, leading to politics often overpowering economic reforms. However, governments have mostly been in favour of economic development, he said.
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