Congress's Surjewala hits out at Angadi over economy remark, calls it 'shameful'

Senior Congress leader Randeep Singh Surjewala on Saturday has hit out at the Minister of State for Railways and BJP leader Suresh Angadi over the latter's claims that the economy is doing fine since marriages are being held in the country. Surjewala further stated that Angadi has lost his "political stability."

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'It is a shameful statement'

Angadi on Friday, while dismissing the opposition's criticism over the state of the economy in the country, stated as 'proof' that the airports and trains are full and people getting married; Surjewala, responding to this, said, "The BJP Minister saying that the economy is doing well as marriages are being held and people are travelling from aeroplanes. It is a shameful statement. He has lost his political stability. He is making fun of people of the country."

The senior Congress leader added, "On the one hand, people do not have a proper meal to eat. Now, the arrogant BJP Minister is questioning why marriages have not stopped. This shows that BJP ministers' arrogance level has reached to such level that they have blindfolded themselves towards the apathy and issues concerning common people." Surjewala further claimed that the consumption of pulses, rice, vegetables, and fruits have reduced from 15 to 20 per cent and the economy rate is gradually falling. Even the rural economy has been adversely affected. "There is also a fall in import per cent of these commodities," Surjewala said.

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Angadi's statement

Citing the cyclical nature of the economy, the Union Minister argued that opposition is trying to malign the image of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. "Every three years there is a fall in demand in the economy. It is a cycle. Then the economy picks up also," the Minister of State for Railways said. "Some people are trying to malign the image of Prime Minister Narendra Modi," added the Union Minister. "Airports are full, trains are full, people are getting married. Some people are doing this for nothing else but to malign the image of Narendra Modi," Angadi told reporters during an inspection of the soon to be commissioned Tunda Khurja eastern dedicated freight corridor. "Every three years there is a fall in demand in the economy. It is a cycle. Then the economy picks up also," he appended.

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