'Focus on economy, not headlines': Rahul Gandhi to PM Modi on rupee's unprecedented low against dollar
“I won't criticise you blindly,” the Congress leader tweeted, as he recalled Modi's constant criticism on the same issue of former PM and predecessor, Dr Manmohan Singh.
With rupee slumping to an all-time low against the US dollar, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Monday said that prime minister Narendra Modi should manage the economy instead of directing his focus on managing media headlines. “Modi ji, you used to criticise Manmohan ji when ₹ fell. Now ₹ is at its lowest ever value. But I won't criticise you blindly,” Gandhi wrote on Twitter.
“A failing rupee is good for exports provided we support exporters with capital and help create jobs. Focus on managing our economy, not media headlines,” he added.
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The Congress MP's tweet came after the rupee slumped by 60 paise over its previous close to settle at an unprecedented low of 77.50 (provisional) against the US dollar. During the trading session, the currency reached its lifetime low of 77.52.
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The Congress MP's tweet came after the rupee slumped by 60 paise over its previous close to settle at an unprecedented low of 77.50 (provisional) against the US dollar. During the trading session, the currency reached its lifetime low of 77.52.
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Meanwhile, Congress general secretary and chief spokesperson Randeep Singh Surjewala, too, posted a series of tweets taking a swipe at PM Modi over rupee's fall. While earlier in the day he remarked that the currency was in ‘ICU,’ in his latest tweet he demanded that the prime minister explain to the country how rupee is in its worst phase since 1947, when India became an independent state.
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“What is the reason that today, the rupee is at its lowest in India's 75-year-history. You will have to answer this question…Modi ji, the nation is demanding explanation from you,” Surjewala posted.
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