The basis of every policy of the government is the trust of businesses and taxpayers: Finance Minister
At the Financial Express Leadership Awards, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman openly discussed economic policies, private investment, and the stance of the opposition.
By Capital Kranti desk, Gandhinagar · Editor: Parth Thakkar
6 November 2026, 1:52 pm · 3 min read
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According to a report by Indian Express Gujarati, Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has stated that the fundamental basis of every policy of the government is trust towards businesses, industries, and taxpayers. She made these important statements during a special conversation with Shyamal Majumdar at the Financial Express Leadership Awards held on Monday. During this event, she discussed in detail several serious issues facing the country's economy, the necessity of attracting foreign capital, the creation of new employment opportunities, the lack of skills among youth, and the consumption status of the market.
During this special conversation, several concerns were presented before the Finance Minister, which included subjects such as the growing dominance of large companies, the misuse of rules, and the slow pace of investment by private companies. The Finance Minister clarified the government's stance regarding all these concerns and spoke openly about the current state of the economy.
In this conversation, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman also severely criticized the functioning of the opposition and their aggressive stance. She stated that questions are raised by the opposition and matters are taken to the Supreme Court, while protests are also staged on the streets. The Congress party exerts its full strength from the courts to the streets, yet it learns no lesson from it. Even when the Supreme Court says that it is unfortunate for a matter to reach this level and that apologizing might be appropriate, the opposition does not change its methods.
Futhermore, the Finance Minister stated that the opposition includes a party with approximately 100 MPs that does not sit on its seats during discussions in Parliament. These MPs only make serious allegations, but when a minister or ruling party leader stands up to reply, they walk out of the House. They attempt to suppress the government's replies by shouting loudly. Instead of having any constructive discussion in Parliament, the primary focus of the opposition always remains on staging demonstrations on the streets.
Questioning this working style of the opposition, the Finance Minister added that this method of working without logic and coherence creates numerous doubts in the minds of the people, and because of this, people have no trust in their words in their minds.
Speaking about the attempts to tarnish the country's image, she said that the efforts made to portray India as a disordered and unstable country weaken the hardworking people who contribute day and night to the country's economic development. Such types of efforts act to break the morale of the laborers and entrepreneurs who help advance the economy.
According to Wikipedia's background report, Nirmala Sitharaman is the Finance Minister of India and presented her first budget in July 2019. She has continuously presented 9 budgets so far and is soon going to present her 10th budget. Her role has been extremely important in the country's economic reforms and policy decisions.
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