Yashwant Sinha is not the first leader from the ruling BJP alliance to criticise the government over its policies, though his attack is by far the most scathing and direct. There is a small chorus of voices from within the party who have been openly critical of the central government’s controversial economic decisions, especially demonetisation and GST. There will be mass scale… banks might collapse, factories might start closing,” Swamy told CNN-News18. Arun ShourieIn January, former BJP leader Arun Shourie had minced no words while calling demonetisation the “greatest blunder in 70 years”. The Sangh ParivarRSS has also been critical of the government over its handling of GST and demonetisation.

Source: Hindustan Times September 28, 2017 01:46 UTC