Rahul Gandhi: ‘Solid Achievement’ of BJP’s ‘Hateful Cultural Nationalism’: Rahul Gandhi on IMF Projections

NEW DELHI: Leader of Congress Rahul gandhi on Wednesday he did a government excavation on IMF Growth projections showing Bangladesh is close to India in terms of GDP per capita this year and describe it as a six-year “solid achievement” of BJP’s “hate-filled cultural nationalism”.
Gandhi also shared a graph citing his source as the International Monetary Fund’s World Economic Outlook report, which showed Bangladesh closing in on India and nearly catching up in terms of GDP per capita this year.

“Solid 6-year achievement of BJP’s hateful cultural nationalism: Bangladesh prepares to overtake India,” Gandhi said in a sarcastic tweet accompanied by applause emojis.

The IMF said Tuesday that the Indian economy, severely affected by the coronavirus pandemic, is expected to contract 10.3% this year.
However, India is likely to rebound with an impressive 8.8 percent growth rate in 2021, thereby regaining the position of the fastest growing emerging economy, surpassing China’s projected growth rate of 8.2 percent. percent, the IMF said in its latest edition of the World Economic Outlook. ‘ report.