Sushil Modi takes on Congress' economic flops

BJP MP Sushil Kumar Modi in Rajya Sabha. Pic/PTI

Senior BJP leader in Rajya Sabha Sushil Modi on Saturday termed the previous UPA government as the most corrupt regime India has ever seen but the opposition hit back saying common people experience corruption everyday but the current government refuses to see it. Initiating a short duration discussion on ‘White Paper on Indian Economy' in the Upper House, Modi attacked the Congress for economic mismanagement and scams during the 10 years of the UPA rule.

He listed out the achievements of the Narendra Modi-led government and reeled out data comparing the progress made during 2014-2024 with that of the UPA regime. "The ten years of UPA was the most corrupt regime which this country has ever seen," he claimed, citing examples of scams such as the 2G, coal block allocation, Commonwealth Games and Adarsh Housing Society among others.

In the UPA regime, Sushil Modi said, seven of its ministers had to either resign or go to jail for corrupt activities. "Corruption was rampant, the banking crisis was massive and stake was too high," he said, adding that domestic investors went overseas due to policy paralysis, project delays and uncertainties. Sushil Modi said in the 10 years of Narendra Modi government, there has not been one case of corruption either against any of the ministers or against the prime minister.

Taking part in the discussion, Fauzia Khan (NCP) said, "More than calling it a white paper on the Indian economy, I would call it a white paper on the upcoming elections." Arguing that the paper does not speak about corruption, she asserted, "Corruption is on the rise but what can be done if the government refuses to see it. Look at it from the point of view of a common man.

Go to a police station, go to a tehsil or go to any education office, you will see corruption there. How can you say there is no corruption when the common man experiences it every day in his life?" she said. Khan further asked, "What about the people who have been called corrupt by the honourable prime minister and then later taken into their party as alliance members?... Is this not corruption?... How does a person become clean in two days?"

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