In a reply, Anurag Thakur asked whether all other major economies of the world remained insulated from the impact of the pandemic. "Is the Indian economy an island in isolation; have other major economies not faced a GDP contraction? Rebutting Chidambaram's claim that not much progress has been made on the issue of ash transfers, Anurag Thakur said the Congress misled the farmers on the issue of agri laws and engaged in protests. " "The NDA government procured 306.9 million tonnes of paddy and 162.7 million tonnes of wheat in last 5 years Vs the period 2009-13 during the UPA tenure wherein only 176.8 million tonnes of paddy and 139.5 million tonnes of wheat was procured," he said. Citing the graph of the Central Statistics Office, the finance minister said only an ostrich would deny the shape of the graph.

Source: Hindustan Times June 02, 2021 11:38 UTC