Congress chief Sonia Gandhi has told the government to ensure that the “aam aadmi” (common man) is not affected by the crisis in the economy at a time when the slide of rupee is causing concerns all around.
The party made this clear at a time when Prime Minister Manmohan Singh would be making a statement on the economic crisis and slide in rupee on Friday.
The Congress MPs want the government to assure people that the crisis would not lead to retrenchment in the public and private sectors and take steps to generate employment.
“People are not interested to know the factors leading to the crisis but want the government to handle it firmly in the Lok Sabha elections ahead,” they viewed.
Party spokesperson Raj Babbar told reporters that the party chief wanted the government to see that the common man is not get hit in the unfolding economic scenario.
“You want to give numbers to him, before he makes a statement,” he remarked when asked whether the serious crisis in the economy showed the economist-turned-Prime Minister has failed in his job.
Asked whether the prices of diesel and petrol will not rise in the changing economic scenario, he said efforts will be made to find ways and means to tide over the situation.
Under attack in Parliament over the sliding rupee, the Prime Minster on Thursday conceded that the country was facing a “difficult” economic situation and has to reckon with the uncertainties created by global factors like tensions in Syria.
The Opposition said there was panic in the country over the sliding rupee and created uproar.