Party communication department in-charge Randeep Surjewala reminded Jaitley of his own words in the Opposition that obstructions and boycott are principles of Parliamentary democracy.
Recalling that Jaitley along with BJP were the biggest obstructionists for 10 years when Congress was in power, he said that the BJP did not let the Insurance Bill be passed, did not allow the GST and other important legislations be passed.
"Please remember Mr. Finance Minister, you are on the other side of the table now."
Surjewala's attack came close on the heels of Jaitley's statement that the chief ministers who boycotted NITI Aayog meeting must introspect whether their action was in sync with spirit of cooperative federalism.
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The Congress leader also accused the Modi dispensation of using meeting of the NITI AAYOG as a "tool for oppression" of the poor, oppression of the downtrodden and oppression of the Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribes as otherwise the government would not have introduced drastic cuts in the social sector budget.
"In constitutional democracy, it is the right of the Congress-ruled states to register their protest against prejudices and the partisan fashion in which the prime minister is not only treating the Congress states but the poor and downtrodden sections," he added.