Austerity measures ploy to divert from price rise: JD(U)

Terming the drive a “sham”,Yadav said the UPA government should instead bring a legislation to check extravagance if it was serious about the issue. He alleged the drive was started after External Affairs Minister S M Krishna and his MoS Shashi Tharoor were exposed “lavishly” spending on hotel bills.

“These were done to cover up this issue,” Yadav said when asked about the economy class air-travel of Congress President Sonia Gandhi and train journey of Rahul Gandhi.

He also attacked Congress over Tharoor’s “cattle class” remark saying,”such people are in large numbers in the party who do not know that people live in these conditions.”

About Tharoor he said,”Tharoor is not fit to become external affairs minister. He does not understand any problems of the country. He understands neither Kerala nor his own constituency.”