New Delhi [India], June 2 (ANI): Hitting out at former union minister P Chidambaram for his criticism of the government's handling of economy, Minister of State for Finance Anurag Thakur said on Wednesday that the Congress leader had ignored hard data and "instead went ahead with 'whataboutery'" and noted that Indian economy will rebound in the times ahead based on consistent reforms.
Hitting out at P Chidambaram for his criticism of the government's handling of economy, Minister of State for Finance Anurag Thakur said the Congress leader had ignored hard data and "instead went ahead with whataboutery".
The key equity barometers reversed gains and slipped into the negative terrain in morning trade. The Nifty, however, managed to hold above the 15,550 mark. Metal shares corrected after a three-day wining streak.
At 10:22 IST, the barometer index, the S&P BSE Sensex, was down 93.56 points or 0.18% to 51,843.88. The Nifty 50 index lost 26.20 points or 0.17% to 15,556.60.
In broader market, the S&P BSE Mid-Cap index shed 0.33% while the S&P BSE Small-Cap index declined 0.35%.
The market breadth was negative. On the BSE, 1265 shares rose and 1484 shares fell. A total of 114 shares were unchanged.
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