White Paper vs Black Paper As BJP, Congress Spar Over 10-Year Performance
NDTV
The Congress move is aimed at countering the BJP government's move to bring a white paper, listing its achievements since it came to power in 2014
The main opposition Congress is set to bring a 'black paper' to counter the Narendra Modi government's 'white paper' on its performance over the past 10 years. Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge will be releasing the 'black paper' shortly, sources have said.
The move is aimed at countering the BJP government's move to bring a white paper, listing its achievements since it came to power in 2014. In her budget speech on February 1, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman had announced that the government will table a 'white paper' in both Houses of Parliament "to look at where we were till 2014 and where we are now". The only objective behind this move, she said, "was to draw lessons from the mismanagement of those years".
The short budget session has seen heated exchanges between the treasury and the Opposition benches. Prime Minister Modi has launched attacks on Opposition leaders during the discussion on the Motion of Thanks to the President's address.
