New Delhi: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, who has consistently attacked the Narendra Modi government at the Centre, has once again hit out at the Centre with his statement. Recently, he said, "9% of MSMEs closed during the Covid period, which benefited friends, but the country's economy weakened and a large number of jobs were lost. In fact, recently, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi tweeted. In a tweet, he said, "I had asked some serious questions to the Government on the Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) to which he admitted that 9% of the MSMEs were stopped during the Covid period. That is, the benefit of friends, the economy is weak and employment is over'
On the other hand, in a written reply to a question by Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, Union Minister Narayan Rane said that an online survey conducted in August last year had covered about 5,744 MSMEs in 32 states and Union Territories, which found that 91 percent of them were working while 9 percent were closed due to covid-19. Also asked about the alarming increase in the number of suicides by MSME business owners, Narayan Rane said, "According to the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB), a total of 9,052 business owners committed suicide in 2019, while in 2020 the number increased to 11,716. '
On the question of providing assistance to MSMEs, the Union Minister said, "2 to businesses including MSMEs under the Emergency Credit Line Guarantee Scheme. 82 lakh crore stake has been sanctioned. Let us also tell you that earlier, former Congress President Rahul Gandhi had said in the Lok Sabha in the backdrop of a Special Investigation Team (SIT) court application in the Lakhimpur Kheri violence case yesterday, last Thursday, "Union Minister of State for Home Ajay Kumar Mishra Teni should be dismissed. He also said, "Union Minister of State for Home Affairs Ajay Kumar Mishra is a criminal who should be removed immediately.''
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