Mumbai (Maharashtra):Shiv Sena mouthpiece Saamna took a dig at the Central government alleging an economic slowdown in the country while adding that moves like GST and Demonetisation have deteriorated the economic situation.
Talking about the festivities around Diwali, Saamna in its editorial said, "There is an economic slowdown in the country today. The excitement which prevails in markets for firecrackers around Diwali is still missing."
The Editorial while reminding that Dhanteras and Laxmi Pooja have already gone, said, "There are two days left for 'Navvarsha' and 'Bhai Dooj'. However, due to slowdown, purchases in the markets have been 30 to 40 percent lesser. Due to GST and Demonetisation, the economic situation is deteriorating day by day instead of improving."