Ahead of the presentation of the Union Budget, Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Saturday said the Indian economy is in a “mess” and asked whether the government will offer any solutions to fix it.In a post on X, he said the Modi government can no longer hide behind the excuse of “legacy” anymore as it has been in power for the last 12 years.
“In this Union Budget, the Modi Government cannot hide behind the excuse of ‘legacy’. Their own legacy has pushed the economy into an unprecedented mess.
“Will this Budget offer real solutions to the multiple economic indicators that are now in free fall?” Kharge asked in a post on X.
The Congress chief also posted a video along with his post, which said that the Economic Survey is out and the government data shows that manufacturing growth crashed from 7.4 per cent under the UPA to just 3.54 per cent under the NDA rule.