Why should state change policy? Tamil Nadu finance minister slams Centre over freebie debate
India Today
Hitting out at the Centre over the freebie debate, Tamil Nadu Finance Minster Dr P Thiaga Rajan questioned on what basis should the state government change their policy.
Tamil Nadu Finance Minster Dr P Thiaga Rajan hit out at the Centre over its stance on freebies. Dr P Thiaga Rajan questioned why the Central government should determine what other state governments can do.
“Either you must have a constitutional basis for what you are saying or you must have some expertise that tells us that you know better than us. Or you must have some performance track that shows that you have grown the economy, brought down the debt, you have created jobs, and then we listen. When neither of this is true, why should we listen to somebody’s view?,” Dr P Thiaga Rajan asked.
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The Tamil Nadu finance minister claimed that he is outperforming the Union government by a lot.
“Why should I take somebody's prospective? My chief minister gave me a job to do, and I am doing it well. I am outperforming the Union government by a lot. We are a huge net contributors to the Union ex-chequer. What more do you want from us? On what basis should I change my policy for you?" Dr P Thiaga Rajan questioned.
