A chaiwala did a better job than an economist: Amit Shah
Wednesday, December 12, 2018 IST
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi, “a chaiwala”, has done a better job at managing the economy than his predecessor Manmohan Singh, a noted “economist”, BJP chief Amit Shah has said.
Speaking at a book launch in New Delhi on Monday evening, Shah said Modi and his team have succeeded in keeping fiscal deficit and inflation under control.
“Manmohan Singh left the economy at the ninth position in 10 years. We brought it to the sixth position in five years and in less than six months, by March, it will become the fifth largest… You (Singh) are an economist and we bow before you. We have no issues with the depth of your knowledge and praise it, but a chaiwala did a better job in running the country,” Shah said.
“Anyone who is firm on his decisions and works with vigour is not an autocrat. There have been people who were prime minister for 16 years, 17 years. During the tenure of governments that ran for 30 years, there were only 4-5 decisions that can be termed historic. This government has been there for only five years and I can list 30 decisions which have secured a place in the history — whether surgcial strike, GST or demonestisation.”
Related Topics
Related News & Articles
NEW DELHI: After launching Google for Jobs last year in the US, the search giant has brought the feature to India on Tuesday. According to the co...
Recently posted . 976 views . 3 min read
New Delhi: If you intend to change your job next month, you won't need to stress on the Provident Fund viewpoint.
From September, the Provident Fund ...
Recently posted . 766 views . 16 min read
HIGHLIGHTS
• The stage is now set for a clash in Rajya Sabha where the numb...
Recently posted . 660 views . 5 min read
This will enable the employee to get the credits of his EPF contribution during his previous tenure with old employer into his or her UAN automatically.
Recently posted . 684 views . 1 min read
Former collector of Jabalpur, Dr. Roman Saini’s story is one which is bound to inspire many to do something good for the welfare of the society. To help all t...
Recently posted . 663 views . 3 min read
Trending News & Articles
While the Uttarakhand High Court has asked to block 857 websites, the Ministry of Electronics and IT (Meity) found 30 portals without any pornographic content.
...
Recently posted . 64K views . 1 min read
The four boys as well as five school officials, including the director and principal, were arrested after the incident. The minors were presented before the Juvenil...
Recently posted . 9K views . 1 min read
Rahul was having an Italian passport and was carrying suitcase full of dollars. Some say it was about was it $2 million.
Rahul and his girl friend was th...
Recently posted . 9K views . 7 min read
True – Tr...
Recently posted . 8K views . 83 min read
More in National
CBSE class 10 mathematics exam is scheduled on March 12. This is the first year when exam will be held for Basic and Standard Mathematics.
Recently posted. 735 views . 0 min read
The Minister for Road Transport and Highways also said that from December, all vehicles will come with 'readymade fast tags' to ensure smoother movement.<...
Recently posted. 614 views . 1 min read
The quality of air across the Indo-Gangetic belt plunged on Monday night and continued to remain very poor on Tuesday morning as stagnant wi...
Recently posted. 582 views . 2 min read
Recently posted . 1K views
Recently posted . 544 views
Recently posted . 2K views
Recently posted . 1K views
Recently posted . 3K views . 88 min read
Recently posted . 3K views . 35 min read
New Delhi: Amid a raging debate over cow vigilantism, the Central government has now proposed to give an Aadhar-like unique identification number to cows in India.<...
Recently posted. 703 views . 17 min read
The worker, identified as Ashok Mann, was accompanying Mr Yadav, who was returning after visiting a temple hours after his win in the Delhi Assembly election.
Recently posted. 888 views . 1 min read