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BJP endorsing note ban utter contempt of public opinion: Chidambaram

Former Finance Minister P Chidambaram on Monday said the BJP National Executive’s support to demonetisation is utter contempt of public…

IANS | New Delhi | September 25, 2017 9:14 pm

BJP endorsing note ban utter contempt of public opinion: Chidambaram

Former Finance Minister P Chidambaram on Monday said the BJP National Executive’s support to demonetisation is utter contempt of public opinion.

In a tweet, he also said that the BJP National Executive also supported implemention of Goods and Services Tax (GST).

They should talk to traders and businessmen in their own party, he added.

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Budget ignores job crisis; selective in largesse: Oppn

Speaking about major themes, he said unemployment is the biggest challenge. The Centre for Monitoring Indian Economy (CMEI) estimated the all India unemployment rate in June 2024 at 9.2 per cent. It may have come down, but a wrong picture has been projected.

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‘Bulldozer Justice’: Oppn Congress slams Centre over implementation of new criminal laws

The new criminal laws implemented today were forcefully passed in Parliament by suspending 146 Opposition MPs, Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge said.

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