Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Sunday hit out at Union Minister Piyush Goyal for his remarks that Nobel laureate Abhijit Banerjee is “Left-leaning”, saying “these bigots are blinded by hatred” and have no idea what a professional is. Mr. Goyal, at a media briefing in Pune, had described Mr. Banerjee as a “Left-leaning” person. “Dear Mr Banerjee, These bigots are blinded by hatred and have no idea what a professional is. Mr. Goyal on Friday had also said Mr. Banerjee’s suggestion of a minimum income scheme was rejected by Indian voters and there was no need to “accept what he thinks”. On Saturday, Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra had also hit out at Mr. Goyal for his remarks and said the government’s job is not to run a “comedy circus”, but improve the “collapsing” economy.

Source: The Hindu October 20, 2019 08:37 UTC