Rahul Gandhi (PTI)
NEW DELHI: Leader of Congress Rahul gandhi on Wednesday he lashed out at Prime Minister Narendra Modi for the state of the economy, increasing COVID-19 cases and “external aggression” at the borders, claiming that India is reeling from the “Modi-caused disasters.”
Their attack comes after official data showed on Monday that the country’s economy suffered its worst decline on record in April-June, with the gross domestic product (GDP) contracting by 23.9 percent as the coronavirus-related lockdown weighed on consumer demand and investment already in decline.
“India is reeling from the disasters caused by Modi: 1. Historical reduction of the GDP -23.9% 2. Highest unemployment in 45 years 3. Loss of job of 12 Crs 4. The center does not pay the states their quotas of GST 5. Highest daily Covid-19 cases globally and deaths 6. External aggression at our borders (sic), “Gandhi tweeted.
Refuting Gandhi’s attack in a video earlier this week on the state of the economy, the BJP had mocked him saying that he should post a video on the “G-23,” a reference to the 23 leaders who wrote to the head of Congress looking for the party. review.
Chief economic adviser KV Subramanian said the economy was “experiencing a V-shaped recovery” after the lockdown was eased.
Also on Wednesday, Gandhi shared the latest video in the series titled ”Dharohar” which reviews the history of the party and its contributions to India during its nearly 135-year history.
In sharing the video about the partition of Bengal in 1905, Gandhi said that ‘Divide and conquer’ was a disgusting policy and always will be.
“The country had defeated such thinking before and will do so even today, as brotherhood and goodwill are the foundations of our democracy,” he tweeted.
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