Sharad Yadav asks Cong to move a bill on austerity

JD (U) President Sharad Yadav said that if the Congress is serious on the austerity issue,it should bring a bill to this effect in Parliament.

Terming the austerity drive launched by the Congress-led government as “hypocrisy”,Janata Dal (United) National President Sharad Yadav said on Saturday that if the Congress is serious on the issue,it should bring a bill to this effect in Parliament.

“The austerity drive of the Congress is hypocrisy,” he told reporters in Jabalpur.

He said the UPA was in power for the last five years but never gave a thought to put an end to the lavish spending.

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“Why all of a sudden is it going for austerity measures,he asked. The party should bring a bill to this effect in Parliament if it is serious about austerity,he said.

To a query,the JD (U) president said the UPA government was not serious over bringing back the black money stashed in Swiss banks.

He said the Indian government should try to get the names of people having accounts in Swiss banks,just like the US government has done.

He said the UPA government was giving contradictory remarks on the issue and statements made in Parliament were different from those made outside.

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About his party’s poor showing in Assembly by-elections in Bihar,the JD (U) chief said it was the result of the denial of tickets to the kins of nine politicians,as his party stands against promotion of such (family) politics.