Getty Images Manmohan Singh, Nirmala SitharamanFormer Prime Minister and economist Manmohan Singh hit out at BJP-led central government over India’s economic slowdown, saying it was unable to find solutions and was obsessed with blaming the Opposition. Singh also partially responded to comments made by finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman, who has blamed Singh and former RBI Governor Raghuram Rajan for the bad loans India’s public sector banks are struggling with. “I have just seen the statements by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman. The economist also said the economic slowdown and the government’s apathy were affecting the aspirations and future of Indians. “The BJP government at the Centre and in Maharashtra are unwilling to adopt people-friendly policies,” Singh said.

Source: Huffington Post October 17, 2019 11:03 UTC