https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CyaPuFMCxDA Published on Sep 8, 2015
Hours after Congress president Sonia Gandhi derided what she called Prime Minister Narendra Modi's "hawaa baazi (hollow promises)," came union minister Smriti Irani's stinging comeback. Listen in.
Smriti Irani hits back at Sonia's 'hawa baazi' jibe
Cong targeting PM Modi to hide its own failures: Smriti Irani
NEW DELHI: In a stinging reply to Sonia Gandhi's criticism of the Narendra Modi-led government in which the Congress president had termed the PM as engaging in 'hawa baazi', senior BJP leader and Union HRD minister, Smriti Irani, said, "Those engaged in crippling the economy of the country should not question the government which is responsible for taking the nation back on the development track."
"People who accuse us of 'hawa baazi' told the soldiers for 40 years that OROP is not possible due to financial constraints," Irani said.
"In 15 months, Rs 3,35,000 crore was added to India's coffers due to the coal auction," the HRD minister said.
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Earlier, the Congress president Sonia Gandhi on Tuesday said that the Modi government has "failed abysmally to match its words with deeds."
Hitting out at PM Modi, Sonia said that it is "painfully clear that most pledges made by the PM during election campaign were nothing more than 'hawa baazi'."
"The Prime Minister has been reduced to unedifying flip-flops creating confusion on what he really stands for," Sonia Gandhi said while addressing a meeting of the Congress working committee in Delhi.
"People who accuse us of 'hawa baazi' told the soldiers for 40 years that OROP is not possible due to financial constraints," Irani said.
"In 15 months, Rs 3,35,000 crore was added to India's coffers due to the coal auction," the HRD minister said.
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In 15 months, Rs 3,35,000 crore was added to India's coffers due to the coal auction: HRD minister Smriti Irani https://t.co/d0ctqoP2WW— TIMES NOW (@TimesNow) September 8, 2015"Sonia Gandhi is leader of a party that has indulged in outright loot of India in 10 yrs," senior BJP leader Ram Madhav said.Video: Ram Madhav reacts to Congress' accusation
Sonia Gandhi is leader of a party that has indulged in outright loot of India in 10 yrs: Ram Madhav #HawaBaaziAttack http://t.co/bnbbnq8Tzg— TIMES NOW (@TimesNow) September 8, 2015Earlier, the Congress president Sonia Gandhi on Tuesday said that the Modi government has "failed abysmally to match its words with deeds."
Hitting out at PM Modi, Sonia said that it is "painfully clear that most pledges made by the PM during election campaign were nothing more than 'hawa baazi'."
"The Prime Minister has been reduced to unedifying flip-flops creating confusion on what he really stands for," Sonia Gandhi said while addressing a meeting of the Congress working committee in Delhi.