Nirmala Sitharaman vs P Chidambaram in Rajya Sabha over India's GDP growth

During a 'State of the Economy' discussion in the upper House, a fiery exchange occurred on the Rajya Sabha floor. The Finance Minister, Nirmala Sitharaman, responded sharply to former Finance Minister P. Chidambaram's queries. Chidambaram had asked if India's GDP would double to ₹200 lakh crore in the NDA's 'Amrit Kaal'. Here's what the FM said in response.
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[@pam4840]

His comment on UPI is legendary and hilarious.

[@rchak2397]

Person who invented UPI should be given Nobel prize in economics..... what an invention.....

[@double_courage57]

@@rchak2397it was already implemented in China before India

[@balaji_kureru]

​@@double_courage57there was no UPI in china. There was peer to peer payment by two private companies. No level playing like UPI provided by the Chinese govt. I don't where you get your data. Pls get your facts straight

[@dss-ld7fm]

​@@balaji_kureru they are leftist always compare anything with china 😂😂😂

[@kaushiksharma8890]

@@double_courage57didn’t see a pervasive upi in China, but hey uve the nay sayers!!

[@sibusingh4218]

Jail is correct place where Chidambaram can be taught GDP calculation

[@pradeepballagere6479]

Kya baat hi. Super❤❤

[@trollthetroller2]

Chal be 4th fail 😂😂

[@Pp.703]

​@@trollthetroller2Mad yar sa??

[@trollthetroller2]

​@@Pp.703gu-- kula sa 😂😂

[@rchak2397]

Hard work 💪💪💪 is more important than Harvard 🎓🎓🎓....jio re bahubali.....💪💪💪

[@பெரியோர்மண்]

Chidambaram could not conduct a party meeting in his own constituency. His Congress men are very well aware of his honesty. If caught, corrupt people are better to be indoors, if at all, they have some sense of humiliation. Jai Hind !

[@abhishekparida666]

I agree. But then answer the question. It is the duty of the people in power to answer.

[@Kun..07]

@@abhishekparida666yep. Why did Raga & Italian Amma meet Xi Xingping? And what did he sign? He wasn’t a minister or in any other govt portfolio. What did he actually sign with the Chinese enemy?

[@50_MEGATON_DEMOCRACY]

@@Kun..07 Bhai Bhai Bhai 🤣🤣

[@Kun..07]

@@50_MEGATON_DEMOCRACY 😁

[@coffeeguru1970]

@@Kun..07Ask Ajit Doval to investigate it. What is he doing? Sucking his thumb when someone is signing something with China that you know about and he is doing bugger all about it and national security. So zip it and sit and don’t make nonsensical comments or get him to do his job. 10 years have gone by and what have they done about this signing business that every Bhakts seems to have knowledge about except the Govt which is thumping its chest on national security and nationalism

[@venkatramanv.s6741]

P. Chidambaram is well educated and truly intelligent but he has used the position he held for his own benefit and has the attitude that there is no one like him in the country.

[@blazingguyop]

Manmohan Singh joke to u?😂

[@janakiramanbharatraj1112]

❤

[@PoojaSharma-ze1uj]

Thanks to Congress for electing great minds based on merits rather than katarwadi characters.

[@vimalbalani2762]

Chidambaram is well educated hence he indulged in corruption smartly and stashed money in foreign but was not smart enough to save himself from the radar of ED.

[@basuh7526]

@@PoojaSharma-ze1uj we don't need white collar criminals

[@vaibhavmathur794]

What a waste of tax payers money. The FM doesn’t answer the question but takes prediction from newspaper

[@spy61]

Not only DMK MPs get the hits...but the dacoit chidambaram too gets enough... Very nice madam... Keep it up

[@venkataramamuthuswami]

Proud of our empowered FM stewardship.

[@shredder2cop]

India GDP timeline 1990 - $ 25 Billion 2000 - $50 billion 2013 - $ 100 billion .... 2023 - blank... Nirmala was asked to fill in the blank.. She gave all answers and would have given the names of PM in 2030- 2050 ...she knows so much... But couldn't answer the simple question on finance... moral - you just need power of bhavishvani to become a union minister in BJP....

[@thinker1491]

​@@shredder2copexactly she didn't answer the core of the question

[@ravichadnransrinivasiyer4420]

She is non corrupt, she is from her heart this idiot was snubbed by Nirmalaji

[@nnrchk1288]

Awesome wit on dacoit Chidambaram.

[@chottalalpatidar9368]

What a shamless Former finance minister is asking

[@trollthetroller2]

An illiterate idiot andbhakt current FM 😂😂

[@keshavkaviti]

Let him be shameless. But what’s wrong in asking? He’s meant to ask!

[@harshnaik6989]

@@keshavkavitiandhbhakts brain dont work bro

[@deepa4114]

Gangsters and criminals asking questions! Only in India.

[@lifecome8695]

It shows your cheap mind set sanghi

[@srbasha74]

And mafia ruling the country, only in India

[@snehalnandi1584]

you must talking about amit shah tihar jail's ex?

[@subhankarguha5236]

​@@snehalnandi1584no he was very clear he was talking about the gamla wala farmer and scammer no1 ex finance minister

[@trollthetroller2]

To other gangsters and criminals in power 😂😂

[@ipikluninja91]

She mentioned the growth in employment ratio between 2017-18 to 2022-23 as 56%. I think that is not a very good metric as the COVID era saw a huge loss of jobs so it could very much be a return-to-normal instead of a true growth indicator. Also, the unemployment ratio many people have covered, takes into account only the people who are actively seeking jobs but there are many who have giving up hopes to lack of job opportunities. But, the GDP answer that she provided was good.

[@BoniTheKing]

Wrong information projected to make believe by the people.

[@spk8027]

​@@BoniTheKing She said worker population Ratio. And gave the ratio post covid and compared it to pre covid If the situation had returned to notmal, as the commenter above said.. Then it is a fair comparision. We're not talking about the increase in employment but rather the percentage of people employed itself. So the statistics of improvement she shared stands true

[@elavarasanramakrishnan8069]

This govt is f of lies

[@RishabAnandRoy]

If any one is from the market he will probably know that there are enough jobs and tremendous employment opportunities but not enough good and skilled workforce. Most of the people seeking employment are just not skilled and committed enough. People quitting jobs today is like changing dress and then saying there is unemployment. Those who have the skills and commitment go to places. I think government should work more with Universities and colleges to pepare job seekers with proper skills and right mindset.

[@ipikluninja91]

@@RishabAnandRoy people have the right to quit a job if the work environment is not suitable or not getting compensated enough.

[@kulothunganruthirasamy4197]

Did she answered to former FM's question 😮

[@hariharanpanneerselvam1048]

😂 correct

[@sameerramgul5420]

Absolutely not because she simply can't

[@jayalakshmi6030]

She clearly and sharply responded to his wrong gdp calculations

[@jack-in6yd]

No .... She didn't

[@GoyankaRJ-h3z]

Nirmala Sitharaman and Jaishankar are the real Tamilians, who represent all Tamizhans, not the family DMK party.

[@muhammedjaseemshajeef6781]

Nice joke 😂

[@Lallantopshorts-j6h]

​@@muhammedjaseemshajeef6781madarsa student here 😂😂😂😂😂

[@niftybank7]

@@muhammedjaseemshajeef6781terrorist spotted

[@abhinavsharma1104]

​@@Lallantopshorts-j6htheir heart never ever want Bharat land culture these are isi pakistan funded group to create division .

[@narutohenaruto]

​@@muhammedjaseemshajeef6781people won't take you seriously

[@KrishnaMahindra-zk8cp]

Honest n Prudent Finance Minister. India's reserves are rising

[@raghavendrahollavholla6072]

Your absolutely correct

[@kushatwork]

Ya soon expect 15 lakhs to our accounts...

[@mintusingh-wo9lh]

A stupid and arrogant FM with very bad handling made a mess of everything

[@sauravkharde8482]

not to forget under his government upi was developed and his statement holds true even today as a significant population in India still does not own a smart phone

[@roshanyadav1891]

​@@kushatworkbekari ki aulad😂😂

[@stpm2141]

Awesome Sitharaman response 😊

[@trollthetroller2]

Sitha amma is probably the most dumbest FM in the history of India... Right from BC times 😂😂

[@shredder2cop]

India GDP timeline 1990 - $ 25 Billion 2000 - $50 billion 2013 - $ 100 billion .... 2023 - blank... Nirmala was asked to fill in the blank.. She gave all answers and would have given the names of PM in 2030- 2050 ...she knows so much... But couldn't answer the simple question on finance... moral - you just need power of bhavishvani to become a union minister in BJP....

[@leelamani3758]

Hon.Chidabaram's honesty is well known not only India but also throughout the globe.

[@ankitmehta32]

I don't know how people call Nirmala Ji a terrible FM. She rescued India from the PANDEMIC. No one understands what it takes to do this. I hope people realise soon that she's doing her job wonderfully. (P.S. Everything cannot be perfect)

[@Warrukbadikpapa]

She is killing middle class. 30% tax from employee but in return we get nothing. Rupee still in decline.

[@ankitmehta32]

@@Warrukbadikpapa never seen middle class in 30% bracket

[@Warrukbadikpapa]

@@ankitmehta32 check tax slabs

[@tell5g]

​@@Warrukbadikpapabc those are not middle class those are lower rich people

[@ankitmehta32]

@@Warrukbadikpapa Of which country??? You are talking about India right??

[@cvikastube]

high GDP does not necessarily mean high welfare or well-being for the people. If goods and services are not sold, it means that there is either a lack of demand, a mismatch between supply and demand, or a problem with the pricing or distribution of the products. This could lead to lower profits, lower incomes, lower consumption, lower savings, lower investment, and lower growth in the future. Therefore, GDP is not the only indicator of economic performance or development, and other factors such as income distribution, poverty, inequality, health, education, environment, and happiness should also be considered.

[@WojtekTheBear2005]

Only GDP, GDP per capita, and wealth inequality should be considered. Rest education, environment is overrated and BS. Physics text books and Tree leaves won't feed you. Money will. And money means GDP. And happiness need not be considered. I'd rather wipe my sad tears with paper-money than live in happiness without the paper money

[@radhakrishnanrn1280]

Absolutely right. Sharp reply distorting ground reality is not being sharp but being cheap. She haa the chairman on her side cracking jokes when a serious query is raised.

[@interchem3346]

Chidu is an intelligent thief. You can't catch him😅😅

[@lakshmiganesh1437]

Vvl catch him

[@svramakrishnan124]

Not any more….pala naal thirudan oru naal agapaduvam….

[@Jagatrakhshkan350]

Like his guru late MK , Stallin's father

[@Bharathiya8407]

Yes he is intelligent hence he continues to be in opposition always

[@ramanpatel4287]

FACT

[@DRLUV1161]

You forgot to mention that chidu is a crook and corrupted man

[@homekb2496]

Perfectly said Jee; aap ko hamara Pranam Jee 🙏🇮🇳🙏

[@siddhartha5186]

What is the proof sanghi Gaumutra

[@DRLUV1161]

@@siddhartha5186 tere Baap Jaisa chor hai. He should be in jail!

[@IndibarDutta]

​@@siddhartha5186Ask ur mother to give the proof of your father then come & bark..

[@XauUsd.46]

​@@siddhartha5186Pakistan alla bot

[@sanjeymeghavath3986]

Chidambaram should have been In Jail. Why is he in Parliament. This is the worst part of Democracy.

[@user-jt5jz6mq9l]

Rajya sabha bro....sonia meloni owes him one.

[@sanjeymeghavath3986]

@@user-jt5jz6mq9l makes sense bro... Meloni ko kuch nahin bolenge. Perhaps Modiji deserve one from all of us

[@arinjoydas7894]

What about Amit Shah son 😅

[@sanjeymeghavath3986]

@@arinjoydas7894 well! The only disappointment was that we lost the final. Rest he managed well. Give him time T20.

[@Mr.Friday-sq1cn]

@@arinjoydas7894 bcci earning record revenue under him

[@shyamgalagali5162]

PC is shrewd guy and brought containers of notes

[@SrikanthGBCom]

60 years of Congress rule India's GDP = 1.8trilluon us dollars. 9 years of modi government India's GDP= 3.7 trillion us dollars. Nirmala sitaraman has lead the economy and protected it even in corona times.

[@ranadeepdas4461]

How can GDP be negative? 🤣🤣🤣GDP growth can be negative?!!

[@guywithpotential6649]

You are a Bcom graduate and still comparing in absolute numbers..? 😬

[@rajendra8814]

Impressed with continuous high Capex spending by Gov, yoy growth, while increasing allocations to various social sector schemes.

[@kushatwork]

Arey veedu Bcom anta, veedi logic chuste 10th pass laga kuda ledu

[@AnkitHirapara]

@@ranadeepdas4461it’s not negative 😂😂😂 it’s dash(-)

[@radhakantimathi8735]

Full support to nirmala sitharaman mam . She is a fine economist and FM we have . ❤

[@trollthetroller2]

😂😂

[@MoneyMuscleMastery38]

She is too arrogant 😂😂

[@srbasha74]

How ignorant😮

[@kshorts4k]

​@@trollthetroller2Pappu 😂😂😂😂

[@kshorts4k]

​@@MoneyMuscleMastery38Pappu is 😂😂😂😂

[@vgn3590]

He messed up the whole country for selfish motives and tarnish the hindu community by calling saffron terror. This should not be his place. He is lucky.

[@ganeshbanerjee9841]

Nobody called Hindus terrorist. Only the terrorist was called terrorist - Sadhvi Pragya and her accomplices

[@shobhitdagur1086]

​@@ganeshbanerjee9841Khangress and opposition calls even write a book

[@ganeshbanerjee9841]

@@shobhitdagur1086 kya bol rahe ho ? Logical bat karo

[@itdoesntmatter9923]

@@ganeshbanerjee9841Digvijay Singh released a book on Hindu terrorism go and read

[@machinelearning2536]

Any extremism is terrorism dud

[@basu007100]

chiddu is gone mad, became shameless

[@shishirsks]

It was the same chithambaram who criticized UPI!

[@rvnaveen99]

Present FM gave decent revert and rebuttal to unprepared/ wrong calculated question of Mr. chiddambaram.. Habits die hard of making wrong calculations .. Hope to see India in safe hands for longer time

[@AnkitKumar-ed4kd]

Sorry dude the calculation made by present FM is completely delusion. There is no actual data of last 9 years.

[@gopalanpalamdai339]

HOW WONDERFULLY ADDRESSED BY HON. FINANCE MINISTER SMT. NIRMALA SITHARAMAN JI & WHAT A WONDERFUL SLAP . BHARAT MATHA KI JAI 🇮🇳🙏🏼. VANDHEMATHARAM 🇮🇳🙏🏻. JAI HIND 🇮🇳🙏🏼

[@sauravkharde8482]

lol she didnt even answer the question dumbo

[@krishnakumar9175]

all she said made me laugh, she will says only in words,nothing is going to happen as Mr Chidaparam said

[@cvikastube]

The Finance Minister might be avoiding a direct answer to the specific question about doubling the GDP. Her focus on government programs could be seen as self-promotion rather than providing concrete evidence of achievable results. People might view the presented data and optimism as overly ambitious and lacking specific plans for tackling potential challenges.

[@AnkitKumar-ed4kd]

You need to realise the ground of report i.e. calculation, she only talk on behalf of government

[@praneshkn]

Text book case of "Education does not guarantee wisdom' . I wonder how many such jokers have come out of harvard. He is good only to grow cabbage/cauliflower in pots.

[@trollthetroller2]

Nirma is not even worth collecting cow dung 😂😂

[@rchak2397]

@@trollthetroller2 Hard work 💪💪💪 is more important than Harvard 🎓🎓🎓....jio re bahubali.....💪💪💪

[@trollthetroller2]

@@rchak2397 🤭🤭😁

[@coconutpunch123]

Is modi ready for a debate with him in economic matters? You guys are still searching for "chip" in 2000 rupee note😂

[@anand1311]

​@@coconutpunch123Modi need not! He's a leader who can have a coterie of economists who can debate and defeat another economists like chidambaram!! Understand the difference..

[@jakram1]

NS might not be a super economist like MMS, but she is a far better Finance minister than MMS. Finance was handled well during the pandemic. There is zero scams and zero corruption at the top level. MMS as a Finance minister had many scams and as PM had many of his ministers involved in corruption. When she is better than MMS, there is no need for comparison with PC.

[@balaji_kureru]

Yeah comparables alone should be compared. Comparing NS to a crook like PC is absolute absurdity.

[@cashmoney2159]

We need double digit growth, is seetaram the best finance person in BJP?

[@moviesenthil]

Double digit growth from 1.4 trillion is smaller than single digit growth from 4 trillion. @@cashmoney2159

[@GhajabiramSriramulu]

She is MA Economics

[@GhajabiramSriramulu]

​@@cashmoney2159high growth comes with inflation. Are you ready?

[@rajendra8814]

Interesting insights, informative response 👍

[@sharanuh4130]

Only numbers does not matter for country's economic growth but also life style of each individual of country matters. Chidambaram explained it in economic way NDA has implemented it practically eventhough they faced COVID and World war like situations.

[@spg6651]

Rajya Sabha looked highly respectful today -- Pin drop silence when minister speaks -- All were listening carefully .. This is how house should function .. Highly respected Vice President is chairing the session very gracefully and with full dedication . This is beutiful - We expect the same level of concentration of all members even in Loksabha .. USE TECHNOLOGY to rise any differences .. Let there be THIRD UMPAIRE kind of arrangement to handle differences ..

[@urmilawati736]

They know that general election is arround the corner. My humble request to all the voters of Bharath to make it a hatrick for BJP.

[@achoudhury4534]

Just by removing one rot apple and putting him behind bar has bring these change.....just imagine if we don't elect them what can be the difference......😊

[@spg6651]

@@urmilawati736 Voters will make it happen -- Voters may not like BJP -- but they want Pm MODIJI to come back and that is the level of trust Voters have on him -- This trust is NOT blind trust -- This is earned sicne 2002 from Gujrat time -- No Non sense PM always thinks about nation and always about honesty and integrity -- Voters will vote for him for that goodness -- SATYAM EVA JAYATE

[@मराठीमाणूस-ह7म]

😂 discussion was about economy krte hi kya 😂

[@ammuvilambil8032]

She is good but today the FC are struggling hard to live Addition to that tax increase ,inflation electricity water charges train fare increase then Simultaneously if the land value gets increased we can sell the land and pull on but that has decreased to 60 times less than the rate of 2006 These are injurious to us who are being pushed down for the last 77 years This cruelty should be stopped the govt should bring equality in all the walks of life

[@IB568]

Such shameless people from congress

[@TarusScorpene]

That’s why they are in Congress. 😀

[@anoop59trip]

Nirmala Ji gave back the nefarious man in perfect way.

[@rajithanbrchandroth4043]

Nirmala ego and foolish lady🤪😝

[@elavarasanramakrishnan8069]

Illogical answers to the questions asked 😂

[@AnkitKumar-ed4kd]

Nirmala ma'am is still behaving like child. We just can't compare both of them. Everyone knows the level and knowledge of Sir P Chidambaram.

[@anoop59trip]

Knowledge doesn't make a person honest and upright. The way we had seen scams after scams in hia tenure and also spent sometime in Tihar, it's better to have a FM committed for Nation's financial growth not his own peraonal growth.

[@vikramchahal9676]

Best Finance Minister ever Nirmla ji 🙏🇮🇳

[@morecifysyngkrem9810]

I thought that Manmohan Singh.

[@manognyak6474]

​@@morecifysyngkrem98102nd best is nirmala ma'am

[@morecifysyngkrem9810]

@@manognyak6474 what she did to unemployment I mean economy is growing but how. Because our currency depreciation doesn't mean the us dollar appreciation. Why nirmla ji?

[@harshnaik6989]

Her Husband himself said the current gov policies are worst, she is best FM in looting Indian common man

[@robmendes979]

Brilliantly rebutted and delivered by Nirmala Sitharaman with facts and conviction!!! ....go Finance Minister and the Modi government!!!

[@gourysasikumar3175]

Exactly. A wise, unassuming ,brilliant and efficient F M.

[@cvikastube]

The Finance Minister might be avoiding a direct answer to the specific question about doubling the GDP. Her focus on government programs could be seen as self-promotion rather than providing concrete evidence of achievable results. People might view the presented data and optimism as overly ambitious and lacking specific plans for tackling potential challenges.

[@elavarasanramakrishnan8069]

Its not a balanced growth, poverty line not improved. Any answer for that question??

[@stephenmarques5597]

Kartik and chidu are robbers

[@trollthetroller2]

Not more than modani😂

[@srbasha74]

Then put them in jail. Why impotent Modi can't do that? Just spreading fake news doesn't mean anything

[@sudarshanbhat7291]

This Tihar jail special corrupt national looter has guts to sit in the House and ask an absurd question to our respectful FM who is doing a great job to our economy that was in wretched condition during his time.Shame on him.

[@stephenmarques5597]

Chidu is a chor

[@srbasha74]

Then what is stopping Modi from putting him in jail in the last 10 years?? Incompetence?

[@roshanyadav1891]

​@@srbasha74ed ed mat chilla phir democracy khtam hogyi

[@ipsinghroy9791]

Chidu chor😊

[@srbasha74]

@@ipsinghroy9791 Modishah dacoits

[@Royal-rb4pe]

This confident lady ,love her ❤❤❤❤❤

[@azhagu63]

❤❤❤❤

[@kanubhaijadav4400]

Ask Chidambaram what happened with Stock Market when he was Finance Minister ? How much corruption happened and in whavoc oversea nations he shifted all loot? Also, he manipulated printing India's currency? He played havoc as home minister against NaMo.

[@darthashpie]

This is the same guy who was making fun of digital India

[@MuraliKabirdass]

What about loot in UPA rule let Former minister must answer

[@soumengorai8346]

Local for vocals❤❤

[@trollthetroller2]

Sandals for chappals 😂🤣

[@shankars4281]

Elect locals, not Italians 😊

[@rameshmedep7385]

His intelligence known very well to Indrani Mukherjee

[@PsyXzar75]

Major part of the debate has been muted by playing music.

[@ANO-123]

Look who's asking questions......😂

[@vallivattam1]

Did our FM really answer to his straight question 🤔

[@92sathish]

😂😂😂 thats not possible. Because the answer is no

[@jack-in6yd]

No she didn't answer the question

[@stephenmarques5597]

Chidu is rubber stamp like MMS

[@கதிரவன்-ங3ண]

Poor lady has not understood the question. Mr PC asked: Will 100 lakh crore double to 200 lakh crore? She answers: it will be 100 lakh crore which means no growth in GDP BUT ONLY STAGNATION. It may not be the case. There will be a marginal increase thanks to unbridled inflation in the last 10 years. If we neutralise, it will be negative growth. In case it has stagnated at 100 crore or gone less,after neutralisation the growth rate suffers a steep down fall . Probably the result of difference between Madurai Railway Mixed school and the Howard school.

[@parthahir5957]

final some one has brain . plus she said unemployment reduced in young . what joke

[@asi2765]

Tell the clown, the poor lady selling tomatos and potatos on the street IS using digital payment.

[@Kivhtas]

Prime example: When an academician gets perverted by petty politics. I'm an not an economist, but how can he base his question on a linear comparison which was based way back in early 2000s.

[@ilangkumarkumar377]

Mr Chairman, Dont try to escape!!!

[@QuantumNinja1.9]

It's 300 lakh crore already, do the math.

[@dylanpereira7543]

Chidambaram im not from south of India but ever one from south of India tells me a story of you and your son supprising you can come and talk in parlement.

[@writedeepblue]

GDP Per Capita (World Bank, US$, 2022) India: 2,388 Bangladesh: 2,688 China: 12,720 India is below Bangladesh and much below China.

[@kuralovien5524]

The only difference between two of these per capitas in $100 for 2023,,, which can be attributed to high population growth in india than it does in Bangladesh but that still doesn't talk Bangladeshis from illegally coming to India to look for jobs

[@writedeepblue]

GDP Per Capita (World Bank, US$, 2022) India: 2,388 Bhutan: 3,266 Sri Lanka: 3,354 Maldives: 11,817 Only Nepal and Pakistan are below India.

[@kuralovien5524]

@@writedeepblue now we're back to comparing it with others cuz the last one didn't work out very well for your agenda

[@writedeepblue]

@@kuralovien5524 I don't know what are you talking about. The GDP data shows that India is poorer than Bangladesh, Bhutan, Sri Lanka, Maldives and China on a per capita basis. India is richer than Nepal and Pakistan.

[@kuralovien5524]

@@writedeepblue india is poorer and yet it's not Indians fleeing to Sri Lanka or Bangladesh as refugees and it's other way around,,, PPP of India is pretty well, things are affordable and there's enough employment opportunities,,, CAA and NRC is opposed by opposition for the sole reason that there are thousands of Bangladeshi muslims living in india illegally,,, so maybe it's time we send them back to their rich country and focus on making ours rich like theirs and I'm from tamilnadu, we just saw hundreds of boats filled with refugees arrive in Tamilnadu from Sri Lanka a few months ago, so ever ask why do these rich countries send refugees to a poor country called india?

[@Krishna_Sniper]

looks like first benchers got answer as 35 in maths, last bench got answers as 300 :p

[@sunil...215]

It good to see a healthy discussion between two expert❤❤❤

[@PKarri]

P Chidambaram financial acumen did not help the country bur for his personal growth , that is the reason he was in prison albeit for a shorter period..

[@azhagu63]

Chidambaram is a cheat

[@vasuthirumalai1179]

Chidambaram asks if we will hit 200 lakh crores by 2023-24. This is ₹200 trillion (1 lakh crore being 1 Trillion), or about 2.4 Trillion USD. We are already around 3.75 Trillion USD. The question seems moot or Chidambaram has made an elementary mistake. Am I missing something obvious? I am surprised that Seetharaman did not call him out on it. It is an understandable lapse for a layman but not for an erstwhile finance minister. Chidambaram suggests that everybody knows the answer, but does he know the question he himself is posing? Edited 1 day later: He may be talking about Real GDP as opposed to Nominal GDP, which was not explicated. That would explain the discrepancy.

[@suyashparve]

Exactly I'm like what is the current GDP in rupees?

[@vasuthirumalai1179]

​@@suyashparveAbout ₹311 lakh crore (₹311 Trillion).

[@92sathish]

​@@vasuthirumalai117910 days before modi said india reached 4 trillion economy😢.

[@avinashatal6559]

bhai please try to understand GDP at Constant Prices. Thats what he asked. And thodi aur tasalli ke liye on excel sheet, year wise annual nominal gdp ka growth rate nikal ke dekhen jo 2004-2005 ke constant price pe ho na ki 2011-12 ke base pe which was adjusted to make it a standard practice and it enhance gdp growth rate by almost 200 basis points. this way you can do your own gdp calculation. Then perhaps we will get to know what the corrupt previous fm was talking.

[@avinashatal6559]

and in whole reply she never quoted govt gdp figures on constant prices because govt has stopped preparing our gdp data this way since we have dropped this methodology. Hence no direct rebuttal to Chidambarams claim wasnt done.

[@vimalbalani2762]

Nirmala Ma'm tore apart Chidambaram. Always joy to see her replying in the Parliament.

[@user-ap54]

Despite all his faults, the question posed by Mr Chidambaram was a simple and straight one. The reply by the FM, instead went around beating the bushes without answering his question. The reply was simple yes or No. if No, why and what will be the GDP 23-24. By reading out irrelevant statistics, the FM has not answered what was asked for. Surprising that various comments praising FM as if she has presented something deserving a Nobel Prize.

[@harshnaik6989]

All comments are done by teenagers mostly who has zero experience in working in market, also some comments are by bhakts who dont have brain

[@nirmalmaniramasubramaniyan5550]

That is the beauty of indian judiciary scoundrel like chidambharm is giving Bhashan

[@NathanNadeson]

Very well put forward to chidtharam by our FM ❤😂🎉🎉😂❤

[@venkateswararao416]

Great FM. Parliament is seems to be in very gentle manner.

[@srikarentp3400]

Cant stop laughing at her reply. What was the question and what is her reply/ Had there been no ET editorial today what would have been her reply? So much of arrogance cannot work.

[@SPLITFUNO]

When a person says he knows the answer and still goes on to waste our tax money does say a lot of his intentions, and to hail him is a bigger sin 😅

[@92sathish]

😂😂😂 speak bold, people believe us😂

[@kavyak9700]

She answered him that it will not be double, it will be still 100 lakh , and why .. and she quoted the economic Times. So that Harward University will understand. She meant when editorial can observe this, why can't a harwars University guy could not understand

[@92sathish]

@@kavyak9700 lol, godi media article is the most credible media. And all the people come here and sit to take notes and study from this 😂. Stop being funny.

[@lakshminarayanan3221]

Enough is enough. Who knows who is where. Just speaking is not enough get it done. Poor are getting Poorer rich are getting richer

[@MalleswariRelangi]

Chidambarum does not like Bharat' s growth.

[@abhilashreddyGCS]

Nirmala Sitaraman does not have any Constructive Answer. Because, She Questioned by Intellectual 😂😂😂

[@gowtham749]

Finance Minister quotes Economic Times and Economic Times quotes Finance Minister. Nice partnership!

[@chotkoochowdhury8458]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🥰that no one identity. Only bilnd bluffing support. The hindu tells another truth. This is just embeded ( Godi ) media.

[@anandanarayanang187]

Yes, most of the media in India are biased media except Indian Express.

[@spreddyreds9408]

Hope SC looks into his and his sons scams in urgency so that half witted Chindi-bar is behind bars.

[@mohandasmohan3269]

Former fin man was looter. He is not able to do it now hence frustrated

[@Officer2029]

3:52 The Economic Times knows how to advertise!😁

[@mahalakshmich4557]

Does he answer how he got so much wealth and what are the calculations and percentage

[@I_am_a_Cunning_Linguist]

Honorable FM is basically asking unemployed youth to open Pani Puri stalls on the footpath

[@lakshyasharma3826]

That's your level of thinking

[@harshnaik6989]

@@lakshyasharma3826 Thats the level of thinking of Modi, Amit sha and FM, Modi ji even said making and selling pakode are employment when asked about raising unemployment in India

[@israr_xyz]

Asked if u are going to double GDP. FM gives irrelevant data. If any of us did this an interview totally reject.

[@92sathish]

😂😂😂 just speak bold. People believe us😂

[@bharati70]

As she open the mouth anyone feel her arrogance.. it is expected from a senior finance minister to give straight response country wants to know..

[@srchaudhary6216]

FM be like Students in Viva after exam 😂 I was waiting for the answers by FM about GDP of $5 Trillion that we haven't reached yet....but she talking plfs...wpr...etc....vague answers

[@ChaitnayJain]

Ya, I also noticed that she didn't gave answers about the question asked but the question asked was also not correct, like it really takes time to double such a big economy, But yeah instead of a clear NO, she decided to deviate it😅

[@shankarbalakrishnan2360]

Well done finance minister Ms Sitaraman thks❤❤

[@narutohenaruto]

At 4 trillion, the economy of Bharat is at 350 lakh crore. They've already tripled it. Sit down, Mr. Whatever.

[@shankhadeepbagani1098]

With avg income of ??

[@user-jt5jz6mq9l]

I was thinking the same......maybe he's excluding something in the calculations of GDP

[@shankhadeepbagani1098]

Why shout about 4 trillion dollars economy if you don't have quality healthcare or transportation system....in India every other day there is a train accident, then what good is the number?

[@krt1712]

​@@shankhadeepbagani1098we cant change this in 1 night in congress time gdp per capita was even less than that of pakistan now its 1.5 times that of pakistan

[@user-jt5jz6mq9l]

@@shankhadeepbagani1098 Pessimists are the piss of this earth.

[@hameed7939]

If anyone in the opposition raises critical questions the BJP's typical answer is irrelevant answers.

[@Zireael1706]

English samajh nahi aata kya tmhe? Oh sorry, facts and figures have always been irrelevant for people like you.

[@repanh1979]

Irrelevance is when u believe an outdated fabricated narratives of stone age imported practice in 21st century

[@mohithjayarama3485]

There's something called vocabulary which is very critical for a person to understand, be it wrt finance or the language per say!

[@RameshKumar-lv5bi]

Sivaranjani❤ rameshkumar

[@sekarbabu9960]

Seems the finance minister has not understood the economy as Dr. Subramaniam swamy says. The govt data which is already showing the dip in the unemployment scenario. And the GDP showing the dip in the economy. Dr. Subramaniam Swamy is quite categorically correct in assessing the capacity of the current finance minister.

[@abhilashkumar1009]

Great answer...Nirmala ji🎉

[@ramanins4436]

சிதம்பரம் திறமையை யாரும் குறைகூரமுடியாது;அவர் பதவிக்காகவும்,பணத்தாசையும் அவர் சேராதயிடம்சேர்ந்து வஞ்சத்தில் விழுந்தவர்;காங்கிரகட்சியில் இருந்து தமிழகத்தை திரும்பிபார்க்காதவர்;ஓட்டுக்குமட்டுமே மாறடித்தவர்😢😢😢😢😢

[@esivaramaniyer]

வஞ்சகமாக சொத்து சேர்த்தார்.

[@MOLW333]

@@esivaramaniyer நாட்டிற்கு ஏகோபித்த சொத்து சேர்த்தவர், சேர செய்தவர், கொஞ்சம் வீட்டிற்கும் (நேர்மையான முறையில்) சொத்து சேர்த்துக்கொள்வதில் தவறில்லை. ஆனால், அவர் போன்றோர் நாட்டிற்கு சேர்த்து வாய்த்த சொத்துக்களை தனக்கு பிடித்த தனி ஒருவருக்கு தாரை வார்த்துவிட்டு, அந்த தவறை ஒப்புக்கொள்ளாமல், அதனை சமாளிக்க நிர்மலா சீதாராமன் மற்றும் மீடியாவை வைத்து நாடகமாடுவது சரியல்ல.

[@rubbledman1890]

correct me if im wrong,but india is already way past 200 lakh crore rupees economy...

[@QuantumNinja1.9]

Almost 300 lak crore means USD 3.75 trillion

[@detectivesroy]

Ye 2008 ke hisab se keh raha hai inflation ko minus krke Edit: 2011 hoga

[@suyashparve]

​@@detectivesroyso what should be our GDP without considering inflation?

[@gauravgharte9262]

Approx 150 lkh crore

[@gauravgharte9262]

​@@suyashparve150 lkh crore

[@tubeginie9940]

Adhir ranjan giving statement like "Get POK and COK" then entire vote will go to BJP, on top of that another non sense question from another Congress big shot 😅. Are they really gone mad or current situation of Congress unmasking them .

[@akhil007boby]

INDI Alliance don't do their ground work and simply come to debate 😂😂😂😂

[@pramodpatil5336]

Will the real GDP grow from Rs.160 lakh crore in 2022-23 to Rs.200 lakh crore in 2023-24: this question remains unanswered. Till Sept 2023, the half yearly GDP was Rs.82 .11lakh crore as against Rs.76.22 lakh crore during the corresponding period, i.el first half of 2022-23. Thus economy grew from Rs.76.22 lakh crore in H1 of HY 2023 to Rs.160 lakh crore for the full year. At this rate the target of Rs.200 lakh crore for the full year FY2024 from H1 GDP Rs.82.11 lakh crore seems very difficult. Most of the persons who commented herein below don’t understand the difference between real ( constant prices)and nominal (current prices) GDP. India’s nominal (at current prices) GDP for H1 2024 was Rs. 142.33 lakh crore as against Rs.131.09 crore in H1 2022-23.

[@mohammedsadiq3153]

Since i was also waiting for an answer for the question 🤣 and i see u getting on point …. Congrats 🙌🏻

[@arunachalamcarani2056]

Important point is how it will become 200 % in one year. Example 20over cricket match one can score 6 runs per ball means 720 runs in a 20 over match technically correct but is it possible to score 720 runs in 20 over match. Plans must be achievable and realistic. Hope the corrections must honered in right sprit. Because of the absolute majarity what ever she claims can not be the achievable goal. In a healthy argument is the positive creative idea been identified then the argument must support the right points without sparing the progress of the country. This is like political argument onlynp insight for for parties about the realistic growth to the country where they belong to.

[@arunachalamcarani2056]

Important point is how it will become 200 % in one year. Example 20over cricket match one can score 6 runs per ball means 720 runs in a 20 over match technically correct but is it possible to score 720 runs in 20 over match. Plans must be achievable and realistic. Hope the corrections must honered in right sprit. Because of the absolute majarity what ever she claims can not be the achievable goal. In a healthy argument is the positive creative idea been identified then the argument must support the right points without sparing the progress of the country. This is like political argument onlynp insight for for parties about the realistic growth to the country where they belong to.

[@arunachalamcarani2056]

Important point is how it will become 200 % in one year. Example 20over cricket match one can score 6 runs per ball means 720 runs in a 20 over match technically correct but is it possible to score 720 runs in 20 over match. Plans must be achievable and realistic. Hope the corrections must honered in right sprit. Because of the absolute majarity what ever she claims can not be the achievable goal. In a healthy argument is the positive creative idea been identified then the argument must support the right points without sparing the progress of the country. This is like political argument onlynp insight for for parties about the realistic growth to the country where they belong to.

[@arunachalamcarani2056]

Important point is how it will become 200 % in one year. Example 20over cricket match one can score 6 runs per ball means 720 runs in a 20 over match technically correct but is it possible to score 720 runs in 20 over match. Plans must be achievable and realistic. Hope the corrections must honered in right sprit. Because of the absolute majarity what ever she claims can not be the achievable goal. In a healthy argument is the positive creative idea been identified then the argument must support the right points without sparing the progress of the country. This is like political argument onlynp insight for for parties about the realistic growth to the country where they belong to.

[@sauravkharde8482]

clear strategy used by bjp when asked tough questions "if you cannot convince them, confuse them" never will she ever give you a straight answer.. right from when asked about the PM CARE funds anonymity to the questions raised in subsequent years

[@chotkoochowdhury8458]

But tragedy is all bjp supporters are just a bhakt. So they say she is great. Any meeting, conference, debate in JNU, questioning by students.......always he aggressively avoided questions. And deaf mute blind bhakt think oh....! There is the perfect minister set well beside modi....sha....🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@kavyak9700]

Lol.. u both are what opposed to blind , lol, so it took congress 70 years to get 100 lakh but wants bjp to be 100 lakhs in 10 years ? And u r both intelligent ppl ? Nonsense..

[@Rahul-cx9qu]

This type of discussion we want

[@RadhaKrishnan-qp7gz]

what can do the former finance minister P.Chidhambaram on their working period.Only tax amount Increased, so small industries are closed.what was their own property in India

[@rahulbanyal6182]

She is the most arrogant and insensitive minister ever

[@shriyutkumar9891]

Dhankar Sir is a True Sigma ❤

[@knvvishwanath3951]

Mera Bharat Mahan Well said Nirmala ji Jai Hind

[@balakrishnana510]

Correct response to Mr. Chidambaram...Madam Nirmalaji honestly answered his question with proof...

[@labuslabus7277]

There is no proof ....how did u say........finance minister position waste

[@balajipandya9761]

Great works madm 👍

[@anantprabhu6820]

We don't want Harvard, we need Hard Workers.

[@netarsingh427]

During Congress govt from 2009-14 the gdp raised through MNREGA.

[@bhavikshah5016]

Chiddu you have no credibility... its easy to double 1 rupee to 2 rupees but it's not the same for doubling 1 lakh crore to 2 lakh crore... just same as a small cap company can double its revenue quickly, but when that small cap becomes say a giant Reliance you cant expect the same fast growth.. thats common sense, you dont need to be an economist

[@bhonuslifestyle2432]

JAIBHARATH JAI BJP JAI NARENDRAMODI JI JAI NIRMALASEETHARAMAN JI

[@paritoshsingh641]

No no I am out of it was so relatable 😂

[@josephvarghese6904]

Direct Question.But the answer...?