New Delhi, Jan 9: The government was speaking far from truth, the Congress charged
on Friday while reacting to Prime Minister Narendra Modi's
statement that Foreign direct investment (FDI) was increasing in India.
Addressing the first PIO Parliamentarians Conference here, Mr Modi said over half the total investment into the country has come in the last three years. A record 16 billion dollars of FDI came into the country last year, Mr Modi said.
Addressing a press conference at Congress headquarters, Senior leader Raj Babbar alleged that the FDI in 2017 has been minimum in past 13 years.
During the UPA regime in 2014, fresh investment was 16.2 trillion dollars while in 2017 it was reduced to 7.2 trillion dollars, he said.
Growth in manufacturing sector has also reduced, Mr Babbar said.
He said unemployment in the country has increased to such an extent that there were 1.5 crore unemployed, according to newspapers and while his party president Rahul Gandhi was more bothered about the increasing unemployment and the health facilities in the country, the Prime Minister was always in election mode.
Mr Babbar said there was slowdown in India's real estate and manufacturing sector.
'Now, nothing was working,' he said in a reply to the PM's sarcastic statement made 'sab chalta hai' in UPA regime.
On Congress chief Rahul Gandhi's visit to Bahrain, where he addressed delegates of 50 countries and is the chief guest, whether he was aping the Prime Minister on visits abroad, Mr Babbar said the Congress president was trying to unify people.
On the Supreme Court saying that playing of national anthem in cinema halls will henceforth be optional, a day after the Centre informed the top court that it was in favour of modification of the November 2016 order, a complete turnabout from its previous stand on the issue, the Congress leader said it was diversionary tactic of the government but they respect the court judgement.
On Unified education system in Uttar Pradesh, the Congress UP incharge said where people are dying of hunger and farmers throwing potatoes on streets in protest, the government is trying to divert attention.
About Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje opposing release of film 'Padmavat' in Rajasthan, Mr Babbar said if the Union Information ministry has given its approval, 'is the Chief Minister opposing the Centre' by stopping the release of the film. UNI
Addressing the first PIO Parliamentarians Conference here, Mr Modi said over half the total investment into the country has come in the last three years. A record 16 billion dollars of FDI came into the country last year, Mr Modi said.
Addressing a press conference at Congress headquarters, Senior leader Raj Babbar alleged that the FDI in 2017 has been minimum in past 13 years.
During the UPA regime in 2014, fresh investment was 16.2 trillion dollars while in 2017 it was reduced to 7.2 trillion dollars, he said.
Growth in manufacturing sector has also reduced, Mr Babbar said.
He said unemployment in the country has increased to such an extent that there were 1.5 crore unemployed, according to newspapers and while his party president Rahul Gandhi was more bothered about the increasing unemployment and the health facilities in the country, the Prime Minister was always in election mode.
Mr Babbar said there was slowdown in India's real estate and manufacturing sector.
'Now, nothing was working,' he said in a reply to the PM's sarcastic statement made 'sab chalta hai' in UPA regime.
On Congress chief Rahul Gandhi's visit to Bahrain, where he addressed delegates of 50 countries and is the chief guest, whether he was aping the Prime Minister on visits abroad, Mr Babbar said the Congress president was trying to unify people.
On the Supreme Court saying that playing of national anthem in cinema halls will henceforth be optional, a day after the Centre informed the top court that it was in favour of modification of the November 2016 order, a complete turnabout from its previous stand on the issue, the Congress leader said it was diversionary tactic of the government but they respect the court judgement.
On Unified education system in Uttar Pradesh, the Congress UP incharge said where people are dying of hunger and farmers throwing potatoes on streets in protest, the government is trying to divert attention.
About Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje opposing release of film 'Padmavat' in Rajasthan, Mr Babbar said if the Union Information ministry has given its approval, 'is the Chief Minister opposing the Centre' by stopping the release of the film. UNI
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