Show me the money, quips Omar after Sitharaman's praise

UNION FINANCE MINISTER Nirmala Sitharaman on Saturday appreciated Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah for his “focused” approach to restore the Union territory’s economy, to which he responded by thanking her and quipping, “Please show me the money ma’am.”

- PRESS TRUST OF INDIA

The finance minister’s commendation, delivered at the Hindustan Times Leadership Summit, came while reflecting on the national economy’s journey, and highlighting the specific efforts in Jammu and Kashmir.

She recalled how the UT’s economy had been picking up underthe Central rule, citing the successful “restoration of the J-K Bank’,and the Centre’s efforts to go into the “granular details” to boost the local economy.