Maybe he'll say exports haven't fallen but world is importing less: Cong's swipe at Minister Goyal
New Delhi, Nov 17: The Congress on Thursday took a swipe at Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal over a decline in the country's exports, saying maybe now he will take a leaf out of the finance minister's book and state that exports haven't fallen but the world is importing less.
The Congress has been taking jibes at the government over Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman's remarks last month that the rupee has not weakened but the American dollar has strengthened.
India's exports entered negative territory after a gap of about two years, declining sharply by 16.65 per cent to USD 29.78 billion in October, mainly due to global demand slowdown, even as trade deficit widened to USD 26.91 billion, according to data released by the Union Ministry of Commerce and Industry on Tuesday.
Key export sectors, including gems and jewellery, engineering, petroleum products, ready-made garments of all textiles, chemicals, pharma, marine products and leather, recorded negative growth in October.
Taking to Twitter to attack the government over the decline in exports, Congress general secretary in-charge, communications, Jairam Ramesh said, "Commerce Min famed for thinking Einstein was Newton should be a worried man. Since Jun '22, exports have fallen in both value and volume."
"Maybe he'll now take a leaf out of Finance Minister's book & say exports haven't fallen but the world's importing less," Ramesh said.
The Congress leader also shared an old video of Goyal in which he made an apparent gaffe by naming Albert Einstein instead of Isaac Newton as the discoverer of gravity.
Last month, the Congress had hit out at Sitharaman over her remarks that the rupee has not weakened but the American dollar has strengthened, and asked till when will people pay the price for the government's "incompetence and wrong policies".
Commerce Min famed for thinking Einstein was Newton should be a worried man. Since Jun ‘22, exports have fallen in both value & volume. Maybe he’ll now take a leaf out of Finance Minister’s book & say exports haven’t fallen but the world’s importing less
— Jairam Ramesh (@Jairam_Ramesh) November 17, 2022
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Karnataka: Three held for murder of Tibetan man in Dharwad district
Dharwad (Karnataka) (PTI): Three people were arrested on Monday in connection with the murder of a Tibetan man in this district, police said on Monday.
Tashi Dhondup (39), a Buddhist monk and resident of Mundagod, was found dead near Haliyal Bridge on the Dharwad bypass on April 29, they said.
Police said the body bore injury marks on the face, indicating foul play.
Upon receiving information about an unidentified body within the limits of Dharwad Rural Police Station, a highway patrol team and emergency services rushed to the spot and alerted senior officials.
Following inspection and identification of the deceased, a case of murder was registered the same day based on visible injuries and findings from the scene of crime team, a senior police officer said.
Superintendent of Police Gunjan Arya said the motive appears to be “murder for gain”. The accused allegedly demanded money from the victim and assaulted him when he failed to comply, leading to his death.
Three accused, all from Kolhapur district in neighbouring Maharashtra, have been arrested, while efforts are on to nab two others involved in the crime.
Further investigation is underway.
