Cong: Swamy PM’s unofficial spokesman, wants to be FM

NEW DELHI: Congress has described Subramanian Swamy as the “undeclared spokesperson” of PM Narendra Modi after the BJP MP trained his guns at chief economic adviser Arvind Subramanian and demanded his sacking. Party spokesman P L Punia said, “A nominated member of Rajya Sabha with BJP’s backing has launched a scathing attack on the CEA and has described him as an agent of US pharma companies. But the PM has not uttered a word on this issue.”

Punia said Swamy has always attacked political opponents and adversaries of the PM, but Modi, who has been speaking at length on various issues, has never spoken on his remarks. “This shows that Swamy is an unofficial spokesperson of Modi,” Punia said, asserting that Swamy’s attacks have suited Modi.

Senior Congress member Digvijaya Singh too attacked the BJP dispensation over the issue. “Subramanian Swamy now guns for Arvind Subramanian Economic Advisor to NDA. Target is Arun Jaitley not Arvind Subramanian,” he tweeted. “Is Modi handing over Finance Ministry to Subramanian Swamy,” asked Singh, adding, “He (Swamy) has been claiming that PM has assured him as quid pro quo if he targeted the Nehru Gandhi Family.”

Supporting Singh, Punia asserted, “He never says anything without any basis or reason.” Punia insisted Swamy is doing all this because he wants to be the finance minister.


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