'Compulsive Contrarians': Jaitley accuses Oppn of manufacturing falsehood, subverting democracy

Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Wednesday accused opposition parties of manufacturing falsehood and subverting democracy by weakening an elected government.

He termed them as 'Compulsive Contrarians'.

In a Facebook blog titled-The Compulsive Contrarian and his Manufactured Logic-without naming Congress or other opposition parties, Jaitley said, nations are built by those with positive mindsets and a national vigor, not by the 'Compulsive Contrarians'.

"The Compulsive Contrarians had no qualms about manufacturing falsehood. They could concoct arguments even if they went against the general interest of the country. They could masquerade corruption as crusade. They could adopt double standards whenever it suited them,” he said.

Citing the tirade mounted by opposition political parties on host of issues including 10 per cent reservation for economically weaker sections and the Rafale defence deal, FM said that the 'Compulsive Contrarians' believe that this Government can do no good and hence its every act must be opposed.

“Nations are built by those with positive mindsets and a national vigor, not by the Compulsive Contrarians. Didn't left-liberals find fault with the various actions that Gandhiji took during the freedom movement? Weakening a Sovereign Elected Government and strengthening the unelectable is only a subversion of democracy,” he added.