The resolution demanded immediate reversal of the decision to allow FDI in multi-brand retail, cancellation of scam-tainted allotment of coal blocks since 2004 among other things.
Committing itself to reforms which are in national interest, BJP on Thursday said it was unfortunate that the country was being led in a direction determined by the western powers.
"BJP is committed to reforms which are in national interest. Reforms are not what western powers define them to be.... It is unfortunate that we accept the definition that foreign nations give to reforms," Leader of Opposition in the Rajya Sabha Arun Jaitley said while moving the party's Economic resolution at the BJP National Council meeting here.
The resolution demanded immediate reversal of the decision to allow FDI in multi-brand retail, cancellation of scam-tainted allotment of coal blocks since 2004 among other things.
Jaitley said that "reforms should be pro-people and it is unfortunate that the word reform is being brought a bad name.... Every change is not a reform and what goes against the grain of the country is a counter-reform and we must reject it."
Moving the resolution, Jaitley said that "every change is not a reform and some changes may end up hurting national economic interests" and cited the FDI in retail decision.
It said that "the Government was expected to carry pro-people reforms like bringing back blackmoney and taking tough decisions against corruption, instead it is advertising its anti-people administrative decisions as big bang reforms."
"The Government had an option of large number of domestic reforms which are pending. There is a broad consensus on these reforms.
"The government has chosen to ignore these reforms but implemented a decision which will hurt the national interest." Jaitley also suggested that the western powers which are "dictating reforms" to India should themselves undergo some reforms like elimination of agriculture subsidy, removal of restrains on outsourcing, removal of unreasonable restriction on visas and dismantling of unfair trade barriers on products of smaller economies.
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