New Delhi15 February. Congress on Sunday reacted sharply to Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s interview with news agency PTI, calling it a ‘well-thought-out and desperate PR exercise’. Also alleged that the purpose of this interview was to divert attention from important issues. Party leader Jairam Ramesh said that the interview was done to criticize the general budget and divert attention from the opposition’s attack on the government in Parliament.
Why did the PM need this interview?
Jairam Ramesh wrote on social media platform The market has reacted negatively and investors are not impressed. Hence, he felt the need to give an interview two weeks after the Budget was presented and a few days after it was criticized by the Opposition in Parliament. As usual, there are Modi-style one-liners that don’t actually mean anything.
The Prime Minister knows that this year’s budget has been a lackluster budget and there are clear signs of intellectual fatigue. The market reaction has also been negative and investors have also not been impressed. This is the reason that almost 15 days after the presentation of the budget and its being trashed by the opposition in Parliament…
— Jairam Ramesh (@Jairam_Ramesh) February 15, 2026
Trying to change the narrative through media outreach Alleging that the Prime Minister is under pressure over the trade deal with the US and farmers’ issues, Ramesh said PM Modi is trying to change the narrative through media outreach. He further wrote that the Prime Minister, who is surrounded and under attack for surrendering to America on the trade deal, is now resorting to his favorite method of headline management. He further said that he is trying to divert attention from his betrayal of lakhs of farmers and the second surrender. His so-called interview is not an interview at all, but a well-thought-out and desperate PR exercise. Jairam Ramesh wrote that the Prime Minister is both bowed down and tired.
What did the PM say in the interview?
It is noteworthy that PM Modi said in the interview that the private sector will play an important role in taking forward the next phase of India’s economic transformation. He said reform has been a core commitment of his government ‘absolutely’. He said the next step towards a ‘developed India’ will depend on major investment by the industry in innovation, long-term capacity and global competitiveness.
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The Prime Minister said that the latest Union Budget was not a ‘now or never’ moment born out of compulsion, but a ‘we are ready’ moment born out of preparation and inspiration. He said this shows India’s ‘yearning’ to become a developed country. He said that none of his government’s budgets were prepared with a view to creating a routine ‘Bahi Khata’ document.
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