CPI MP Binoy Viswam on Friday hit out at the government for terming the economic crisis as an act of God, and said the policies of the government are squarely responsible for the situation and not the almighty.
Participating in a discussion on the motion of thanks on the President’s address, Mr. Viswam said the finance minister termed COVID-19 and the crisis in the economy as an act of God.
“How can it be an act of God,” he asked, noting that it is true that the country faced difficulty during the lockdown days, but the economy was on the downturn even before COVID-19.
“Don’t try to put that blame on God. I am not a believer in God, but I believe in the true believers of all religions. I am sure that God is not so cruel. God cannot be so cruel. So don’t put the blame on Gods. God was not the culprit, the culprit was government’s policies,” he said.
“So instead of taking the blame for its failures, the government was trying to say that it all happened because of the Gods which is not a good thing,” the CPI member said.
