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Published 15:39 IST, November 30th 2019

Here's what Priyanka Vadra had to say on the 4.5% Q2 GDP growth rate

Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Saturday hit out at the BJP for the lower GDP growth rate and accused it of ruining the country's economy.

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Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Saturday hit out at the BJP for the lower GDP growth rate and accused it of making false promises and ruining the country's economy. India's economic growth slipped further to hit an over-six-year low of 4.5 per cent in the July-September quarter, according to official data released on Friday.

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Priyanka Gandhi Vadra slams BJP for lower GDP growth

"Promise after promise...2 crore jobs every year, double the price of crops, good days, Make in India, making the economy USD 5 trillion... Will any promise be accounted for? Today GDP growth is 4.5% which shows that all promises are false," she said in a tweet in Hindi.

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"The BJP has ruined India, which is aspiring to grow, and its economy due to its failures," she said using a picture with a caption 'lowest GDP in 26 quarters'.

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15:14 IST, November 30th 2019