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Jaitley Vs Sinha debate intensifies, Yashwant Sinha responds to ‘Hunting job at 80 statement’
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![Referring to his son's defence of the government, seen as a counter to his criticism of the Centre's handling of economy, Sinha sought to know why Jayant was shifted from the finance ministry](https://static.abplive.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/29074920/yashwant-sinha-story_647_042517024555.jpg?impolicy=abp_cdn&imwidth=720)
Referring to his son's defence of the government, seen as a counter to his criticism of the Centre's handling of economy, Sinha sought to know why Jayant was shifted from the finance ministry "if he was so competent" to address the concerns raised by him. Photo: PTI
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![Yashwant Sinha, who was finance minister in the first NDA government headed by Atal Bihari Vajpayee, while sticking to his guns about his criticism of Jaitley and the government, had said a response to his article should have come from the minister concerned or a spokesperson for the government. Photo: PTI](https://static.abplive.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/29074917/yashwant-story_647_062415045736.jpg?impolicy=abp_cdn&imwidth=720)
Yashwant Sinha, who was finance minister in the first NDA government headed by Atal Bihari Vajpayee, while sticking to his guns about his criticism of Jaitley and the government, had said a response to his article should have come from the minister concerned or a spokesperson for the government. Photo: PTI
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![Jaitley gave a point by point rebuttal to Yashwant Sinha and accused him of switching over and changing a narrative. / PTI IMAGE](https://static.abplive.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/29074914/DK0YqEiUEAEOAn1.jpg?impolicy=abp_cdn&imwidth=720)
Jaitley gave a point by point rebuttal to Yashwant Sinha and accused him of switching over and changing a narrative. / PTI IMAGE
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![Jaitley further hit back saying, “Because I don’t have luxury of being a former FM, I can conveniently forget the policy paralysis, 15% NPAs of 1998, I can conveniently forget the 4 billion reserve left in 1991”./ PTI IMAGE](https://static.abplive.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/29074912/DK0XYQTUMAIoqVW.jpg?impolicy=abp_cdn&imwidth=720)
Jaitley further hit back saying, “Because I don’t have luxury of being a former FM, I can conveniently forget the policy paralysis, 15% NPAs of 1998, I can conveniently forget the 4 billion reserve left in 1991”./ PTI IMAGE
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![The statement comes after Jaitley, during a book launch slammed Yashwant Sinha’s statement on him, and said that “It is convenient to pass comments being a former Finance Minister”, / PTI IMAGE](https://static.abplive.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/29074909/DK0UcdfUEAEtbCn.jpg?impolicy=abp_cdn&imwidth=720)
The statement comes after Jaitley, during a book launch slammed Yashwant Sinha’s statement on him, and said that “It is convenient to pass comments being a former Finance Minister”, / PTI IMAGE
Published at : 29 Sep 2017 07:50 AM (IST)
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