1) Yashwant Sinha’s article on Indian Express has the anti-Modi gang in full celebration mode. But let’s do some fact check on a few points…
2) Yashwant Sinha says “Private investment has shrunk as never before in two decades”.
Fact: 2016 PE investment at 10 year PEAK!
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3) Yashwant Sinha: “Industrial Production has all but collapsed”.
Fact: IIP is healthy b/w 2014 and 2016. Picking up again now.
{Source: TE}

4) Yashwant Sinha:: “agriculture is in distress”.
Fact: Kharif and Rabi production in India is at its highest level ever!!
{Source: IBEF}

5) Yashwant Sinha: “construction industry, a big employer of WF, is in the doldrums”.
Fact: Iron & Steel consumption at record high!
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6) Yashwant Sinha: “the rest of service sector is also in the slow lane”.
Fact: 39% growth in IT services over 3 years!!
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7) Yashwant Sinha: “exports have dwindled, sector after sec of economy is in distress”
Fact: Exports growing even after demonetization!
{TE}

– From tweets of Kiran Kumar