BJP seeks govt intervention in falling stock markets
The BJP, the main Opposition party in Parliament, sought immediate government intervention to check the fall in stock markets.
By PTI |
NEW DELHI: The BJP, the main Opposition party in Parliament, on Wednesday sought immediate government intervention to check the fall in stock markets, claiming that the failure to compensate exporters hit by rupee appreciation and the budget proposals have contributed to the downslide.
"Finance Minister P Chidamabaram is blaming US recession for fall in stock markets, but the markets are falling after the budget and government's failure to compensate the exporters hit by rupee appreciation," BJP Deputy Leader V K Malhotra said in Lok Sabha today.
Raising a calling attention motion, he said, small investors have lost huge money in the stock market, which has lost about 6,000 points in last three months, and wiped out value of stocks "almost equivalent to the GDP".
Government should intervene immediately, otherwise investors could lose more money in the stock markets, he added.
Referring to Finance Minister's recent statement that Indian stock markets were falling partly due to the US slowdown, Malhotra said "while the US stock market declined by only three per cent, fall in Indian stock market was over 30 per cent mainly due to government policies".
Since the beginning of 2008, investors have lost over half a trillion dollars (about Rs 20,50,000 crore) in Indian stocks, while the BSE benchmark Sensex fell below 15,000 mark from 21,000 mark it breached in January this year.
"Finance Minister P Chidamabaram is blaming US recession for fall in stock markets, but the markets are falling after the budget and government's failure to compensate the exporters hit by rupee appreciation," BJP Deputy Leader V K Malhotra said in Lok Sabha today.
Raising a calling attention motion, he said, small investors have lost huge money in the stock market, which has lost about 6,000 points in last three months, and wiped out value of stocks "almost equivalent to the GDP".
Government should intervene immediately, otherwise investors could lose more money in the stock markets, he added.
Referring to Finance Minister's recent statement that Indian stock markets were falling partly due to the US slowdown, Malhotra said "while the US stock market declined by only three per cent, fall in Indian stock market was over 30 per cent mainly due to government policies".
Since the beginning of 2008, investors have lost over half a trillion dollars (about Rs 20,50,000 crore) in Indian stocks, while the BSE benchmark Sensex fell below 15,000 mark from 21,000 mark it breached in January this year.
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