Centre Took Rs 5,700 Crore Loan From China, Still Asking People To Boycott Country: AAP

New Delhi:

Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) chief Sanjay Singh on Sunday slammed the central authorities, accusing it of taking a mortgage of Rs 5,700 crore from China and however, asking folks to boycott the neighbouring nation.

“The drama of BJP is praiseworthy. You tell the country to boycott China and the Modi government takes a loan from China of Rs 5,700 crore. The country’s soldiers are losing their lives on the borders and the BJP government is working on the basis of a submissive policy,” Mr Singh’s tweet, which was roughly translated from Hindi, learn.

Earlier, the Ministry of Finance on June 19 introduced that the Government of India and Beijing-based multilateral monetary establishment Asian Infrastructure Investment financial institution (AIIB) signed an settlement for USD 750 million (round Rs 5,688 crore) COVID-19 help to India.

“The Government of India and the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) signed a USD 750 million “COVID-19 Active Response and Expenditure Support Programme” to assist India to strengthen its response to the adverse impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on poor and vulnerable households. This is the first-ever budgetary support programme from the AIIB to India,” the ministry had stated.

The AIIB is a multilateral improvement financial institution with a mission to enhance social and financial outcomes in Asia. It started operations in January 2016 and has now grown to 102 accredited members worldwide.