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The Congress connected Sunday (February 15, 2026) dismissed Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s interrogation with quality bureau Press Trust of India arsenic “no interrogation astatine all”, describing it arsenic a “carefully scripted” and “desperate PR exercise”. The Left criticised Mr. Modi for comments divorced from micro-realities of the Indian economy, portion the Trinamool Congress said the Prime Minister spoke “hollow words”.
Congress wide caput (communications) Jairam Ramesh alleged that the Prime Minister, “under siege and attack” implicit what helium termed a surrender to the U.S. connected a commercialized deal, was erstwhile again resorting to his “favourite tactic” of header management.
Calling the Union Budget a “damp squib”, Mr. Ramesh said it intelligibly shows “every motion of intelligence exhaustion”. “Markets person reacted negatively and investors person been unimpressed. This is wherefore the Prime Minister feels the request to springiness an interrogation a fortnight aft the Budget was presented and days aft it was taken isolated by the Opposition successful Parliament,” helium said.
Mr. Ramesh took a swipe astatine Mr. Modi’s remarks successful the interview, saying they were marked by “Modi-style one-liners that mean small successful reality”. He accused the Prime Minister of attempting to divert attraction from what helium called a “betrayal” of lakhs of farmers and different “capitulations”. “His alleged interrogation is nary interview, but a cautiously scripted and hopeless PR exercise,” Mr. Ramesh said, adding, “Pradhan Mantri jhuke bhi hain, aur thake bhi hain. (Prime Minister has surrendered and is tired.)”
Trinamool Rajya Sabha person Derek O’ Brien branded Mr. Modi’s comments arsenic “hollow words”. “More hollow words from PM Modi, aka Teleprompter Tycoon who runs distant from speaking connected the level of Parliament,” helium said.
CPI wide caput D. Raja called Mr. Modi’s remarks a mockery of the “toiling masses” who are facing an unprecedented distress. “PM should halt this rhetoric, helium indispensable beryllium realistic and tenable successful addressing the concerns and issues of the nations. He does not look to beryllium acquainted with micro-realities of the system and the country,” helium said.
Mr. Raja added that contempt the interview, determination is inactive nary clarity connected however the caller commercialized deals with E.U. and U.S. volition propulsion retired the unemployed younker of the state from a gloomy future, and assistance industries.
The Opposition’s remarks came aft Mr. Modi, successful an interrogation with PTI, said this year’s Budget was not a “now oregon never” infinitesimal calved retired of compulsion, but a “we are ready” infinitesimal shaped by mentation and inspiration. The Prime Minister said the Budget reflected India’s “yearning” to go a developed nation.
Former Commerce and Industry Minister Anand Sharma said Mr. Modi’s complaint of “poor economical management” during Manmohan Singh’s tenure arsenic Prime Minister is “unfair and incorrect”.
“During the UPA Government, India’s system grew rapidly and registered an mean yearly GDP maturation implicit 8%. Indian system withstood the planetary meltdown pursuing the 2008 Banking and fiscal clang and rebounded quickly. Dr. Singh’s contented was sought by the satellite leaders to negociate the crisis,” helium said successful a bid of posts connected X.
The erstwhile Commerce Minister said India signed commercialized deals arsenic “Sovereign equals”. Acknowledging the trade agreements reached with E.U., U.K. and Australia, Mr. Sharma said, “the sellout Interim commercialized woody with U.S. is shrouded successful opacity”.
