PM 'sleeping at the wheel': Rahul Gandhi over govt's handling of economy, coronavirus
New Delhi, Mar 12: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Thursday attacked the government over its handling of the economy and in tackling coronavirus, and alleged that Prime Minister Narendra Modi is "sleeping at the wheel".
On the state of the economy, he said it is just the beginning of a "tsunami" and things would be worse going forward. "We can see what is happening to stock market. The economy has been destroyed by the Modi government," Gandhi told reporters outside Parliament.
"What
we
have
seen
is
only
the
beginning
of
a
tsunami,
things
will
be
worse,"
he
said.
The
prime
minister
is
not
speaking
a
word
on
the
economy
and
Finance
Minister
Nirmala
Sitharaman
does
not
understand
economy,
the
former
Congress
chief
alleged.
He also said that coronavirus is seriously affecting the economy and it is already too late, but the government should take measures to minimise damage.