Don't agree with Swamy, BJP responds to 'sack Subramanian' tweet

June 22, 2016 14:57

As BJP leader Subramanian Swamy went after his new target Chief Economic Adviser Arvind Subramanian, the Finance Ministry on Wednesday defended his appointment, saying it knew of his stance on key issues like IPR before hand.

The BJP said, "Do not agree with Subramanian Swamy's views on govt's Chief Economic Adviser Arvind Subramanian. This is his personal opinion."

The Finance Ministry knew of his stance on key issues like Intellectural Property Rights (IPR) before choosing him, they said adding the ministry was not giving credence to Swamy's remarks on Subrmananian.

After targeting RBI Governor Raghuram Rajan, Swamy has now trained his guns on the CEA, demanding his sacking."Who said to US Cong on 13/3/13 the US should act against India to defend US Pharmaceuticals interests? Arvind Subramanian MoF !! Sack him!!!,' he tweeted.

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