UPA II has without a doubt let the things slip out of hand, and for that they stand liable.
All that the PM was/is doing by suggesting a 9% growth rate was/is to project a face saver and no more, in the hope people will forget the past.
Has the PM still suggested a 9% growth for the fiscal '12-'13? Very surprising, if yes.If so, please share the link. The FM puts a figure of 7.6% (+/-) 4%, which means means anywhere between 7.2-8%.
Anyways, the sad thing that has been happening with the UPA II is figure fudging, which is not a good sign. There remains a question mark on the export figures as well, the industrial production numbers, the fiscal deficit numbers, the revenue generated numbers, the expenditure numbers and much more and this does remind one of what Musharraf was attempting in Pakistan during his rule, and all such things have largely been unheard of.