<p>Hitting out at Rahul Gandhi, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday accused the Congress-led UPA regime of nationalising corruption and privatising taxpayers' money for the benefit of "one family".</p>.<p>She was responding to Gandhi, who in a tweet earlier in the day had alleged that the government was <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/rahul-gandhi-accuses-modi-govt-of-privatising-profit-nationalising-loss-supports-bank-strike-962592.html" target="_blank">privatising profit and nationalising loss</a>. He also accused the government of "selling PSBs to Modicronies" and that it gravely compromises India’s financial security.</p>.<p>Responding to a question in this regard during a press conference, Sitharaman said Gandhi has "probably outsourced" his comments to a "hardcore communist".</p>.<p>"I would want him to engage in serious discussions, rather than throw these kinds of two liners every now and then," she said.</p>.<p>The minister further took on the former Congress President saying the UPA government also nationalised corruption.</p>.<p>"His daadi (Indira Gandhi) would have probably nationalised the banks, but nationalising of loss in the banks was during UPA time. And I would want to add one more -- nationalising corruption is what they did.</p>.<p>"So nationalising corruption and privatising taxpayers' money for the betterment of one family is all that Rahul Gandhi will have to take as a reply for that tweet...," she said.</p>.<p>The senior BJP leader advised Gandhi that he should do some more intense homework before speaking.</p>
<p>Hitting out at Rahul Gandhi, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday accused the Congress-led UPA regime of nationalising corruption and privatising taxpayers' money for the benefit of "one family".</p>.<p>She was responding to Gandhi, who in a tweet earlier in the day had alleged that the government was <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/rahul-gandhi-accuses-modi-govt-of-privatising-profit-nationalising-loss-supports-bank-strike-962592.html" target="_blank">privatising profit and nationalising loss</a>. He also accused the government of "selling PSBs to Modicronies" and that it gravely compromises India’s financial security.</p>.<p>Responding to a question in this regard during a press conference, Sitharaman said Gandhi has "probably outsourced" his comments to a "hardcore communist".</p>.<p>"I would want him to engage in serious discussions, rather than throw these kinds of two liners every now and then," she said.</p>.<p>The minister further took on the former Congress President saying the UPA government also nationalised corruption.</p>.<p>"His daadi (Indira Gandhi) would have probably nationalised the banks, but nationalising of loss in the banks was during UPA time. And I would want to add one more -- nationalising corruption is what they did.</p>.<p>"So nationalising corruption and privatising taxpayers' money for the betterment of one family is all that Rahul Gandhi will have to take as a reply for that tweet...," she said.</p>.<p>The senior BJP leader advised Gandhi that he should do some more intense homework before speaking.</p>