The broker questioned Sitharaman over the taxation system of the Union government, terming it as his “sleeping partner”.
Nirmala Sitharaman
Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman is facing backlash over her response to a query by a stock broker during a programme organised by the Bombay Stock Exchange. The broker questioned Sitharaman over the Union government’s taxation system, terming it as his ‘sleeping partner’. She evaded the question, saying, ‘A sleeping partner cannot answer that sitting here.’