Lok Sabha polls | Modi govt’s faulty policies dragged economic growth: Prithviraj Chavan

The Congress leader said it was PM Modi's unsound policies such as demonetisation, flawed implementation of GST and sudden imposition of lockdown during the pandemic that hampered economic growth.

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Prithviraj Chavan (File Photo)

With Prime Minister Narendra Modi set to arrive in the city on April 29 to campaign for NDA candidates, Congress leader Prithviraj Chavan criticised BJP’s claims of “extraordinary economic growth” under his leadership.

The nation would have been the world’s third largest economy by now, he said, had the BJP-led government in its 10-year rule maintained the economic growth achieved during the UPA government under PM Manmohan Singh’s tenure.

“The country at present is the fifth largest economy and the Modi government is seeking power on the promise of making it to the third rank. It was his government’s faulty economic policies that dragged down economic growth. If the Modi government had worked to maintain the momentum brought on by the Manmohan Singh government, the nation would have been the third largest economy,” Chavan said.

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The Congress leader said it was PM Modi’s unsound policies such as demonetisation, flawed implementation of GST and sudden imposition of lockdown during the pandemic that hampered economic growth.

In an attack on the PM over false assurances made during elections, Chavan said,Modi had assured creation of two crore jobs every year but has failed to fulfill it, he said.

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Ajay Jadhav is an Assistant Editor with The Indian Express, Pune. He writes on Infrastructure, Politics, Civic issues, Sustainable Development and related stuff. He is a trekker and a sports enthusiast. Ajay has written research articles on the Conservancy staff that created a nationwide impact in framing policy to improve the condition of workers handling waste. Ajay has been consistently writing on politics and infrastructure. He brought to light the lack of basic infrastructure of school and hospital in the hometown of Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde even as two private helipads were developed by the leader who mostly commutes from Mumbai to Satara in helicopter. Ajay has been reporting on sustainable development initiatives that protects the environment while ensuring infrastructure development. ... Read More

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