Just yesterday, the Reserve Bank of India approved the transfer of ₹1.76 lakh crore to the central government with an aim to give a boost to the Indian economy. This is the first time in its history that the central bank of India will be transferring this much surplus to the government.
Soon after the announcement, Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman held a press conference but refused to comment on how the funds will be used by the government. She said:
“I can’t comment on how the surplus from RBI will be used.”
Following this statement, Twitter has a lot of questions for the Finance Minister.
Henh!?
— meghnad (@Memeghnad) August 27, 2019
Finance Ministry just got a whole load of money from RBI. BUT they don’t want to tell us what it’s going to be used for?
What in the world!? https://t.co/eu5U22Takb
Nirmala Sitharaman – The Clueless Minister
— Salim Kaskar INC (@salimkaskar3) August 27, 2019
🔸As Commerce minister, she was clueless about why EXPORTS fell
🔸As Defence minister, she was clueless about the RAFALE price
🔸As Finance minister, she is clueless about the economy and RBI LOOT
But she know her gimmicks though 👇 pic.twitter.com/PmNXXNYQxb
RBI gave 1.76 lakh crore to the Govt**
— SENDIL KUMAR (@sendilshanmugam) August 27, 2019
Media: This will be used for Nation building, It will make Petrol cheap, Rupee will be stronger, GDP will grow, Jobs will come. BMKJ.
Nirmala Sitharaman: I dont know for what purpose it will be used for
FM Nirmala Sitharaman: I can’t comment on what the funds transferred by RBI will be used for.
— Sunil Bishnoi (@SunilBishnoi_3) August 27, 2019
Journalist: Why ?
Nirmala: Because Narendra Modi hasn’t told me yet. #AbkiBaarMandiSarkaar
Nirmala Sitharaman is absolutely every kind of disaster packed into one. The sooner we wake up the better it is. Absolutely incompetent and a biting ego to go with it.
— Nidhi Shankar (@BoldMonk_) August 27, 2019
Nirmala Sitharaman goes to dentist and came back with no teeth because when he asked her which one is paining she said, Cannot disclose
— Priyanka Lahiri (@lahirip) August 27, 2019
Ladies and gentlemen, presenting you our Finance Minister. India is such able hands. #feelinglucky
— TheNikhil (@vermanikhilv) August 27, 2019
Circus continues. #economy #Circushttps://t.co/ZocSfCsCLL
Haven’t decided on deployment of funds from the RBI, says Nirmala Sitharaman.
— ChinmoyeeIYC #NyayForIndia (@chinmoyee5) August 27, 2019
The Finance Minister is telling this! Haven’t got instructions from her boss yet? But mam, will the common ppl get to know atall where the money wl be deployed ultimately? #RTIhttps://t.co/BTu7qZJwxt
Journalist: How the funds transferred by RBI will be used?
— Bharat Ek Mauj (@BharatEkMauj) August 27, 2019
Nirmala Sitharaman: pic.twitter.com/x1XCSSsi1T
Nirmala Sitharaman: I don’t know on what the funds transferred by RBI will be used for.
— . (@AtomicBlow) August 27, 2019
Finance Ministry: pic.twitter.com/xoZguOzZPi
The letter “E” in ” Nirmala Sitharaman” stands for Economist . https://t.co/N3hlBbYh5b
— Puja (@DConquered) August 27, 2019
Whoa!!!! You can’t comment than who will?? It’s the Citizens money not your Papa’s!!!!
— Ratin Sharma (@Ratinsharma76) August 27, 2019
The minister also commented on the questions raised by Rahul Gandhi.
PM & FM are clueless about how to solve their self created economic disaster.
— Rahul Gandhi (@RahulGandhi) August 27, 2019
Stealing from RBI won’t work – it’s like stealing a Band-Aid from the dispensary & sticking it on a gunshot wound. #RBILooted https://t.co/P7vEzWvTY3
Finance Min Nirmala Sitharaman on Rahul Gandhi’s tweet on RBI: Whenever Rahul Gandhi raises things like ‘chor,chori,’ one thing comes to my mind, he tried his best ‘chor, chor,chori,’ but public gave him befitting reply. What’s the point of using the same words again? pic.twitter.com/qyccEFFfos
— ANI (@ANI) August 27, 2019
She said that it is outlandish to question the credibility of RBI and the government is planning to do its best for the farmers and entrepreneurs.
