“Political differences will continue. But for the development of the state, that will not matter,” Jaitley said as he repeated the Prime Minister’s call for increased economic activity in the eastern states. (Source: Express file photo)
Reiterating Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s view that the country would not grow unless the eastern states prospered, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Sunday said political differences between BJP and Trinamool Congress will not come in th
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