Swamy Says Not Speaking for BJP as Jaitley Snubs His Attack on CEA

After targeting Raghuram Rajan, Swamy had demanded the sacking of the Chief Economic Adviser Arvind Subramanian.

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Subramaniam Swamy took to Twitter to suggest he was professing his own views when he attacked Chief Economic Adviser (CEA) Arvind Subramanian, and not the party’s.

Earlier Finance Minister Arun Jaitley came out in defense of CEA Arvind Subramanian.

Government has full confidence in Arvind Subramanian, he has provided valuable insights from time to time. I wonder to what extent should we take attack by politicians against those in government who cannot respond. The party do not share Swamy’s views.

Arun Jaitley

Jaitley denied suggestion that government and the BJP did not defend RBI Governor Raghuram Rajan in the face of Swamy’s attacks.

The government had taken a considered view when it appointed the former IMF economist as CEA, sources in the ministry said.

The Finance Ministry knew of his stance on key issues like Intellectual Property Rights 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 had trained his guns on the CEA, demanding his sacking.

(With agency inputs.)