Top ministers meet RSS brass, defend FDI reforms

The meeting was attended by Finance Minister Arun Jaitley, Commerce Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, Power Minister Piyush Goyal, Agriculture Minister Radha Mohan Singh and MSME Minister Kalraj Misra.

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Finance Minister Arun Jaitley along with other ministers met the Sangh which was represented by RSS leaders Suresh Soni, Krishna Gopal and Dattatreya Hosbole. (Source: File/PTI)

A month after PM Narendra Modi declared that his government’s policies would turn India into the “most open economy in the world for FDI”, affiliates of the RSS met senior ministers to discuss their apprehensions. Defending its measures, the government argued that FDI reforms were needed for faster growth.

The meeting was attended by Finance Minister Arun Jaitley, Commerce Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, Power Minister Piyush Goyal, Agriculture Minister Radha Mohan Singh and MSME Minister Kalraj Misra.

The Sangh was represented by RSS leaders Suresh Soni, Krishna Gopal and Dattatreya Hosbole. BJP chief Amit Shah was also in attendance.

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At the meeting, representatives of Swadeshi Jagaran Manch (SJM) and Bharatiya Mazdoor Sangh are learnt to have expressed concerns over the adverse impact of the government’s economic policies on workers and small businessmen.

The meeting was arranged by the RSS to sort out the deepening differences between the Centre and the Sangh Parivar’s trade union and economic wings.

Liz Mathew

Have been in journalism covering national politics for 23 years. Have covered six consecutive Lok Sabha elections and assembly polls in almost all the states. Currently writes on ruling BJP. Always loves to understand what's cooking in the national politics (And ventures into the act only in kitchen at home). ... Read More

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