"I believe the worst is over," Commerce and Industry Minister Kamal Nath said adding that the last two months of the current fiscal would be much better in terms of growth. He said the government took steps to address the issue of sluggish growth in the economy and that the measures have started yielding results. "If you see January and November figures of auto, cement, steel there is a big jump," he pointed out.
He wrote a letter to Congress President Sonia Gandhi who immediately accepted his resignation and relieved him of his charge as party General Secretary.