This is ‘no data available’ government, says P. Chidambaram
The Hindu
“NDA Govt. does not have data on oxygen shortage, bodies in rivers, how many migrants walked back home”
Former Finance Minister and Rajya Sabha MP P. Chidambaram said on Tuesday that the NDA government was a “no data available” government, citing government replies mentioning lack of data on deaths due to oxygen shortage and bodies floating in the rivers during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Speaking during the discussion on the Budget 2022-2023 in the Rajya Sabha, the Congress MP followed Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who gave the Government’s reply to the debate on the Motion of Thanks to the President. Referring to Mr. Modi’s speech mentioning jobs, Mr. Chidambaram said he should use the statistic of nearly 8 lakh government job vacancies in his next speech.
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