The Congress has accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Finance Minister Arun Jaitley of ignoring economic wisdom and dealing a \u201ccatastrophic\u201d blow to India\u2019s growth story.Party communication in-charge Randeep Surjewala claimed that the double whammy of \u201cModi Made Disaster of Demonetisation\u201d and the implementation of a flawed GST were responsible for the economy\u2019s downturn. \u201cAn arrogant Prime Minister Narendra Modi and a failed Finance Minister Arun Jaitley, hell bent upon ignoring economic wisdom, have dealt a catastrophic blow to India\u2019s growth story as proved by the latest GDP estimates slumping from 7.3 per cent to 6.5 per cent,\u201d he said on Friday.He claimed the truth was that investment had stagnated, job creation was abysmal, exports were in dire straits, stalled projects were burgeoning, inflation remained unchecked and rural distress was at an all time high.\u201cHype, hyperbole and headline management cannot be a substitute to the grim reality on the ground,\u201d he said.He alleged that 6.5 per cent GDP growth \u201cdetailed the failed promise of the prime minister and explained the abject failure of Modinomics\u201d.He claimed that job creation was the biggest failure of the BJP government and said the labour bureau data showed that job creation was the lowest in 8 years.\u201cAs the government completes four years of its term, the people are seeing through the long distance between rhetoric and reality,\u201d he said, adding the people were watching and would give a befitting political reply when the time arrived.<\/p>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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