The other day in Parliament the TMC MP Mahua Moitra raised the question as to who is the real ‘Pappu’ by citing real economic issues and demanding answers from the Finance Minister. But Nirmala Sitharaman replied a few days later turning on the heat and blaming Bengal for being the ‘Pappu’ for not accepting some of the Centre’s supposedly beneficial schemes.
She did not utter a single word in reply to any of Mahua Moitra’s arguments. This is typical strategy of a person when they cannot reply directly to accusations, to deflect and attack the other party on matters unrelated to the issues that are being raised. One also feels that the present Finance Minister is not up to the mark on her job and fails to comprehend matters that comprise her portfolio.
She is also bound to be tongue-tied if and when she replies to P Chidambaram’s revelations in the Rajya Sabha lately wherein he stated that the share of corporate taxes paid is dropping over the years from the total direct taxes collected.
With the economy growing at whatever rate, where it is expected that corporate taxes should also be growing, the reverse trend is rather disturbing. Thus it is clear that with the economy in the wrong hands it will be difficult for the country to turn around in the post-Covid scenario, and, now with the virus rearing up its head once again.
