Time For Contrition, Not Boast: Congress's Takedown Of Economic Survey
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"This is a time for contrition and change (of approach), not for boasts and no change," tweeted senior Congress leader P Chidambaram, who was the finance minister in the Manmohan Singh government
The Congress today issued a blistering criticism of the economic survey -- which projected an 8 per cent to 8.5 per cent growth in 2022-23 -- saying it will take the BJP government 2 years to just back to the pre-pandemic situation. "This is a time for contrition and change (of approach), not for boasts and no change," tweeted senior Congress leader P Chidambaram, who was the finance minister in the Manmohan Singh government. The two years have impoverished people:- millions of jobs have been lost;- 84% households have suffered loss of income;- 4.6 crore have been pushed into poverty;- India ranks 104 out of 116 countries in the Global Hunger Index. This is a time for contrition and change (of approach), not for boasts and no change.
In a series of tweets, Mr Chidambaram said the last two years have "impoverished people". "Millions of jobs have been lost; 84% households have suffered loss of income; 4.6 crore have been pushed into poverty," he added, pointed out that the country now ranks 104 out of 116 countries in the Global Hunger Index.
