Priyanka Gandhi attacks Ravi Shankar Prasad: 'Come out of film world'

General Secretary of Congress, Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, has slammed Union Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad over his comments linking Bollywood to ecomy and dismissing an ecomic slowdown. Priyanka Gandhi Vadra took to Twitter and wrote, "It is sad that when millions of people in country are losing jobs, ir money is frozen in banks, government is t worried about public's grief. y care about profits of films. Minister Ji, come out of film world. Do t hide your face from reality." Here is Priyanka Gandhi Vadra's tweet:

Ravi Shankar Prasad quoted box office collections

In Mumbai, on Saturday, Law Minister stated a bizarre fact and dismissed reports of an ecomic slowdown at a press briefing. He said, "As I am in Mumbai, I have come to kw about a very interesting story regarding slowdown. As I was an Information & Broadcasting minister in Atalji government, films have always been dear to me. According to trade analyst Komal Nahta, national holiday of October 2 saw industry earning Rs. 120 crore — a record by three movies War, Joker and Sye Raa.' If nation's ecomy is sound, n only such a return can be witnessed in a day.

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