Financial coronavirus is being spread to destroy economy: Trinamool MP

In a bizarre statement on Monday, a Trinamool Congress leer has said that a "financial Coronavirus" is being spre from rth Block which is destroying ecomy of country. Participating in discussion on Finance Bill 2020 -21 in Rajya Sabha, Manas Ranjan Bhunia of TMC said budget has dashed hopes of people of country as y expected that finance minister would come out with remedial measures to bring ecomy out of current crisis. Bhunia accused government of depriving poor of employment opportunities generated from MNREGA as it has cut expenditure under scheme and alleged that it is selling out precious assets of country.

"Coronavirus has created a pandemic situation in China. In our country, I suspect that ar financial coronavirus is being spre from rth Block which is destroying ecomy of country," he said.

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Bhunia said government is t in a mood to mit its mistakes and states have t been paid lakhs of crores of Rupees due to which y are suffering financially. " country is in a serious situation and this government is creating instability and unrest in our system," he said, alleging government wants to destroy basic structure of industrialisation. He also feared that 'Make in India' slogan has been leing towards 'Assemble in India' and after China episode and US-China tre ties, India has t been able to make best use of situation.

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"This government has tremendously deprived MGNREGA which is ultimately affecting people of India as MGNREGA is biggest employment generation scheme. This government is tremendously hungry for finances and is selling out PSUs. y want to destroy basic structure of industrialisation. LIC is being sold out and a situation has been created by this government to sell out LIC which has insurance. y are going to sell out Air India, BSNL and MTNL," Bhunia alleged.

BJP, however, countered criticism of union budget, saying it fulfils aspirations of people and government is performing better on "all parameters" as compared to previous UPA regime and has enumerated schemes for all sections of society.

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Taking a jibe at Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, Bhunia said farmers, students, women and industry kept hearing "longest Budget Speech" expecting something for m, but ne got anything. ecomy, he said, was in ICU and required competent doctors.

"Indian ecomy is drowning, drowning, drowning... Our country is moving towards complete collapse and needs doctors, said TMC MP. He said rise in unemployment, slowdown in agriculture and slump in industrial sector were among factors behind deceleration in GDP growth. He said BJP h promised to provide 2 crore jobs each year and asked government to provide details of 12 crore jobs given.

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