Kiran Mazumdar- Shaw says India Inc is treated as pariahs.
Finance
Minister Nirmala
Sitharaman said the statement by Rahul Bajaj, chairman of Bajaj
Group, on Saturday that India Inc was afraid of criticising the
Narendra Modi government “can hurt national interest, if it gains
traction”.
“The
Home Minister Amit Shah answers on how issues raised by Bajaj were
addressed. Questions/criticisms are heard and answered/addressed.
Always
a better way to seek an answer than spreading one’s own
impressions, which, on gaining traction, can hurt national interest,”
Sitharaman said on Twitter.
Sitharaman
was reacting to a statement by Bajaj on Saturday that Indian business
leaders were afraid of criticising the Modi government because they
do not have the confidence that the government would appreciate any
criticism.
In
reply, Shah said India Inc had nothing to fear. “The Centre has
been criticised in the media. If you are saying there is such an
environment, we need to work to improve on this,” he said. On
Sunday, Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw, chairperson of Biocon, seemed to endorse
what Bajaj had said.
“Hope
the government reaches out to India Inc for working out solutions to
revive consumption and growth. So far we are all pariahs and the
government does not want to hear any criticism of our economy,” she
tweeted.
Other
senior ministers however, said there is indeed freedom of expression.
“That Rahul
Bajaj could stand up to Amit Shah’s face, express himself
freely, and instigate others to join him clearly indicate that
freedom of expression and democratic values are alive and flourishing
in India, “ said Minister of Housing and Urban Affairs Hardeep
Singh Puri.
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