Piyush Goyal: Congress blaming NDA on AGB scam is ‘like pot calling kettle black’

not only this when the banks declared these loans as NPA it was restructured in March 2014. “In the midst of the election, when polling was being held in Uttar Pradesh the loans were restructured. The promoter was let off and more money was given to him,” he said. Goyal said that no funds were given after NDA came to power. “No money was given to them after we came to power in 2014. The amount increased as interest continued to add on. But the principal amount was given during the regime of Congress and SP,” he said. He said that now why the two boys (Rahul and Akhilesh) don’t reply to the loss of public money, that of the poor and the tax-payers which was deposited in the banks. The Union Minister said, “Akhilesh and Rahul will have to give an answer. In fact, we made the law and Modi started the work to nab the fugitives, who looted the money of the banks, in 2014. Irrespective of the stature no one was spared and action was taken against everyone.” He claimed the blessings of 24 crore people of Uttar Pradesh are with BJP because of the works done by the Yogi government in every sector in the last five years. “The manner in which the Yogi government runs the welfare government by following the mantra of ‘Sabka Saath, Sabka Vikas’ under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi is being praised everywhere,” Goyal said. He said that the Yogi government has done commendable work in different sectors including agriculture, industry, infrastructure, health and education. “There is no doubt that in the next five years UP will make a mark as a golden state by taking all these forwards,” he said. Goyal reminded that in 2017 when he came for campaigning then traders were killed in broad daylight in several districts including Lucknow in one day. “Anarchy was at its peak in UP, the common man was living under fear. I went to the house of trader Shravan Sahu in Lucknow. Today UP is progressing on the path of prosperity,” he said. He said that under the guidance of Modi, Yogi has established rule of law. “Not only did investment come here at a large scale, lakhs of youths also got employment. UP which has become free from the rule of goons is writing the script of India’s development,” he said.