Arvind Kejriwal has questioned Narendra Modi over the austerity measures recently announced for citizens, demanding that the Prime Minister come clean about the true state of India’s economy. Addressing a press conference, the Aam Aadmi Party chief said the country has faced wars and crises before, but no previous prime minister had ever asked citizens to follow such stringent economic restrictions. Kejriwal said the obvious trigger behind the Prime Minister’s appeal appears to be the ongoing U.S.-Iran conflict and its impact on global markets, but suggested there could be deeper economic troubles behind the government’s sudden call for public austerity.