Sriprakash Jaiswal slams Pranab's jewellery duty hike
In what is certain to be a major embarrassment for the Union government, Coal Minister Sriprakash Jaiswal has criticised the excise duty hike on jewellery announced in the Union Budget this year. He attended a meeting in Kanpur expressing solidarity with the agitating jewellers; Mr Jaiswal even compared some government departments to mosquitoes sucking their blood.
