Responding to the Congress leader's allegations in the Lok Sabha, Sitharaman said, "Adhir ji, please understand I don't have the right to change as per my whims and fancies, that I like a state or another state, it is against my party politics. No way, I have no role. I would have to follow rules 100 per cent, and that's what I have done."
In her last Budget before the Lok Sabha elections, Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Thursday laid down the strategy for ‘Amrit Kaal’.
On the financial front, Sitharaman said that the government was conscious about its debt position.
The Finance Minister expressed happiness over the fact that under India's presidency, G20 has given the world a glimmer of hope, especially at a time when one thinks that multilateral institutions can't take any decisions and deliver.
The annual meetings are customarily held in Washington DC for two consecutive years and in another member country in the third year.
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Sunday emphasised on the need for global consensus for regulating crypto assets.
Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has said that 'Crypto Assets' is an issue that requires immediate attention from the G20 and "our response has to ensure that we do not lose any potential benefits while protecting our economies from harm".
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Friday said that with both the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank having projected India as the fastest growing major economy in 2023, it will stay on course and is projected to grow at 7 per cent in 2022-23 as per the government's own economic survey 2022-23.
Nirmala Sitharaman emphasised preparedness along with due diligence through adherence to the regulatory framework by focusing on risk management, and diversification of deposits and assets base.
Amid the failure of banks in the US and the liquidity crisis being faced by Credit Suisse, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman is expected to meet chiefs of public sector banks on March 25.
