But it was her failure to elucidate the claims made in the party's manifesto that exposed Gandhi's lack of understanding of economic issues. The Congress manifesto promises to create ten million new jobs every year, just like the National Democratic Alliance's manifesto had done in the last election. A questioner asked how the Congress intended to achieve this. Her answer was all of three words -- "by accelerating growth." When a reporter asked which policies of the Atal Bihari Vajpayee government her party would discard if it came to power, Gandhi pointed towards Mukherjee. Another question about divestment was likewise referred to Dr Singh. [via Rediff]
That is the President of Congress (I), the party that ruled India for about 50 years.
Comments (1)
She is a liability, which we have to put up with.
:-( :-( :-( :-( :-(
Posted by Alka | April 13, 2004 9:32 AM
Posted on April 13, 2004 09:32