Published 12:25 IST, June 30th 2020

Rahul Gandhi unmoved by India's 59 Chinese app-ban; attacks Modi government on imports

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led government buying more Chinese products than its predecessor helmed by Manmohan Singh

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In his first attack after Indian government banned 59 Chinese-origin apps, Congress leer Rahul Gandhi accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led government buying more Chinese products than its predecessor. Taking to Twitter, Congress leer shared a graph comparing UPA government's and NDA government's imports of Chinese products and stated "Fact don't lie." This comes a day after Centre banned 59 Chinese apps including TikTok amid Indo-China border tensions. 

Congress has been blaming ruling BJP government's 'mismanment' for India-China face-off, while BJP has rebutted Congress’s criticism and ded a counter of its own, accusing party of tying up with China to detriments of India's interests under UPA regime.

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12:25 IST, June 30th 2020