New Delhi: After criticising the government’s handling of the economy and the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) transferring it a surplus of Rs 1.76 lakh crore, the Congress again attacked Prime Minister Narendra Modi with a series of sarcastic tweets over the fall of the rupee and slowdown in growth Thursday.
“India Ratings and Research (Fitch Group) has revised India’s FY20 GDP growth to 6.7% (six-year low) from its earlier forecast of 7.3%. It expects FY20 to be third consecutive year of subdued growth,” said a Congress tweet.
“After looting the RBI, the least this Government can do is inform taxpayers how their money will be used. Unfortunately asking BJP to be transparent is like asking BJP to fix the economy – Impossible. #Unfit Govt Unfit Economy,” said another tweet on the party’s social media handle.
The tweet was accompanied by a meme that depicted a change in the RBI seal with the image of the tiger being replaced by a dinosaur skeleton to drive home the point that the current policies would make the central bank extinct.
Another meme posted by the party showed Modi crushing the rupee with his yoga posture. The meme was accompanied by a Hindi couplet criticising Modi. “The rupee is breathless, see the magic of Saheb. The rupee is down while the Saheb is up, condition has deteriorated,” the party tweeted.
The Indian rupee Thursday opened lower against the US dollar at Rs 71.90. It depreciated further to Rs 71.95.
It should be stated here that the Congress had asked the government Tuesday to issue a white paper on the economy within seven days. “The Indian rupee has lost four per cent of its value and is currently Asia’s worst performing currency,” Congress leader Anand Sharma had said in a press conference.
IANS