Attacking the Bharatiya Janata Party for obstructing the UPA government’s decision to introduce Foreign Direct Investment in multi-brand retail, the Congress on Sunday criticised the main Opposition party for “not essaying the role of a constructive opposition.”
The BJP itself had made a case for permitting 100 per cent FDI in retail in 2000 and has now conveniently forgotten the fact, said a Maharashtra Pradesh Congress Committee (MPCC) press release alluding to a recent Op-Ed piece in a prominent English daily.
The BJP was acting ‘irresponsibly’ by not supporting the Centre’s decision at a time when the country was facing an economic situation worse than in 2000, said the release, adding that reforms instituted by the UPA-II government were “imperative” as the entire world was mired in an economic slump.
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“The BJP is opposing the very policies it once passionately supported during its tenure at the Centre. Moreover it [the BJP] is incapable of generating a strong leadership as it is riddled with factionalism and infighting,” said MPCC spokesperson Sanjay Dutt.