Kolkata, Aug 26 (IANS) Former West Bengal finance minister and Asim Dasgupta Tuesday slammed union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley for singling the state’s loan repayment performance. Quoting RBI and government reports, Communist Party of India-Marxist veteran Dasgupta blamed the central government’s policies for the debts that Bengal had to incur. “Jaitley should have done an overall assessment of the debt scenario in the country before commenting on West Bengal. If the state governments have incurred debts, it is because of the centre’s policies,” Dasgupta told media persons here.
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