Union Minister Piyush Goyal, Ministry of Finance and FM Nirmala Sitharaman. (Photo Credit: File Image)
New Delhi, December 10: With
the country reeling under the pressure of slow economic growth and
opposition taking jibes at the ruling dispensation, speculation is rife
on social media that present
Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman
might be replaced with Piyush Goyal. Messages have been circulating on
social media, where netizens are making claims of a major shift in the
Finance Ministry.
According to some of Twitter users, Sitharaman might lose her
essential portfolio to Goyal after December 2019 or before the
announcement of Annual Budget 2020-21 -- scheduled in February 2020.
Though there is no clarity or official confirmation on this from Prime
Minister Narendra Modi-led Union government, netizens have begun their
discussions on social networking website.
'Nirmala
Sitharaman Incompetent, Her Job Not to Tell Nation What to Eat': Rahul
Gandhi Furthers Tirade Against FM Over Onion Remark.
Here are some of the tweets:
Piyush Goyal likely to be new FM replace by Nirmala Sitharaman
— A Jain (@Jimmyad83622612) December 10, 2019
WhatsApp Rumor
Evening we have the PM coming for a press conference with regards to FM !!
Any outcome will give the mkts the Direction!!
Piyush Goyal likely to be new FM replace by Nirmala Sitharaman - Routers.
Pref conference by PM in evening.
— A Trading Journey (@tradingtalks) December 10, 2019
There are some of the netizens, claiming that the announcement might be made by Tuesday evening.
Here's the tweet:
Piyush Goyal likely to be new FM replacement by Nirmala Sitharaman - Routers.
Pref conference by PM in evening
— Dk.. (@DEBKANCHAN) December 10, 2019
Looking at the present economic condition of the country, where
almost every sector is feeling the pinch and Sitharaman claiming that
she doesn't eat onions, her replacement with Goyal might not come as a
shock for the people of India.
P Chidambaram Jabs Nirmala Sitharaman For 'I Don't Eat Onions' Remark, Asks Whether She Consumes Avocado.
Apart from this, one more interesting factor that might work for
Goyal, if considered for the post, is that he presented the Interim
Budget 2019-20 in February, when the then FM Arun Jaitley was in the
United States for treatment. So looking at the all the angles, the
change might be in the kitty of Modi government, but there is no
official confirmation on this yet.
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