BJP opposes FDI in retail sector

The BJP national secretary, Murlidhar Ra0 said that the party opposes the Central government’s move to bring in foreign direct investment (FDI) in the retail sector. Addressing a press conference at the Rajasthan BJP headquarters on Wednesday, Rao said the Central government’s move to bring in FDI in the retail sector highlighted the lack of creative ideas on its part to deal with inflation and shortage of concrete measures it is expected to take. He said the Opposition will continue to raise corruption and black money issues against the UPA. Lashing out at the Union home minister P Chidambaram, Rao said that the home minister was deliberately misleading the investigating agencies in terror-related cases. With reference to FDI in retail sector, Rao said that the UPA government works only under the influence of big money and it is only this big money which is attracting the government. “The move reflects bankruptcy of ideas on part of the government as it has failed to control inflation and has not been able to generate employment opportunities,’’ Rao said.