Demonetisation was not required at all, says Manmohan Singh
Politics | November 03, 2017 14:12 ISTPrime Minister Narendra Modi had announced on November 8 last year scrapping of Rs 500 and Rs 1000 currency notes.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi had announced on November 8 last year scrapping of Rs 500 and Rs 1000 currency notes.
"Both demonetisation and GST have affected India's gross domestic product (GDP) growth adversely," he said.
"When 86 pc of currency is withdrawn from circulation, plus GST, which was put in practice in haste.. lot of glitches are now coming up, it was bound to affect GDP growth adversely."
The Congress delegation will be meeting representatives of various opposition parties, including the National Conference, the CPI(M) and the Akali Dal.
Former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh will lead a team of Congress leaders to Jammu and Kashmir next month for discussion on current situation in the state.
The Prime Minister's Office (PMO) has denied information on various expenses incurred in foreign trips by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his predecessor Manmohan Singh
Amit Shah on Saturday said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi, in his three years in office, has visited fewer foreign nations than his predecessor Manmohan Singh.
Manmohan Singh on Thursday expressed concern over the kind of atmosphere being created in the country in the name of religion.
A meeting of the opposition is scheduled on the morning of June 28, when the opposition parties could take a call on attending the midnight GST launch
The striking resemblance between Anupam Kher and the former Prime Minister made huge headlines.
The CBFC chief also said that he is happy that Anupam Kher will step into the shoes of the former PM.
'Private sector investment has collapsed and the economy is running on just one engine of public spending,' Singh said at the CWC meeting, chaired by Congress President Sonia Gandhi
Anupam Kher is roped in to portray as Manmohan Singh in his biography, which is an adaptation of former prime minister’s media adviser Sanjay Baru’s book, The Accidental Prime Minister: The Making and Unmaking of Manmohan Singh.
Former PM Manmohan Singh had no reason to presume that then Coal Secretary HC Gupta recommended a non-compliant private firm for coal block allocation in Madhya Pradesh, a special court has said.
A rare consensus between the government and the Congress was witnessed in the Rajya Sabha during passage of four GST bills.
The Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP) key ally Shiv Sena today launched a blistering attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi for targeting his predecessor Manmohan Singh in the Rajya Sabha last week.
Union Home minister Rajnath Singh today slammed the Congress party for protesting over Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s ‘raincoat’ remark targeting former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh.
Robert Vadra on Thursday slammed Prime Minister Narendra Modi for his 'raincoat jibe' on his predecessor Manmohan Singh and termed it "extremely shameful".
Outraged over Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s remarks against Manmohan Singh, Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi today lashed out at Modi saying the remarks directed at the former Prime Minister were an insult to the entire
The Congress on Wednesday hit back at Prime Minister Narendra Modi over his raincoat barb against his predecessor Manmohan Singh and said that the words used by the PM were extremely poor in taste.
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