NEW DELHI: Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Tuesday hit out at Prime Minister Narendra Modi over his celebration of India’s 7.8 per cent GDP growth in the first quarter of FY27, alleging that common people continue to face unemployment, price rise and inequality.
In a post shared on X, Kharge said, “Lights. Camera and INACTION. This is the story of Modi ji’s PR when it comes to the Economy.”
“@narendramodi ji, You are saying that the country is celebrating GDP Growth. You may have that luxury, but the Aam Aadmi does NOT! Our Common people are burdened by 3 ‘U’s and YOU are responsible for that!” he said.
Kharge listed the three “U”s as “Unprecedented Unemployment, Unbearable Price Rise & Unbridled Inequality”.
On unemployment, the Congress chief said, “Unemployment at a 50-year-high. 40% of young graduates jobless. 1 in 6 young Indians aged 15 to 29 unemployed in July 2026. The promise of 2 crore jobs every year lies shattered.”
On inflation, Kharge alleged, “Retail inflation at a 19 month high. Sugar, Onion, Tomato, Dal, Cooking Oil, Rice, Milk, every kitchen staple on fire. Petrol, Diesel, LPG and CNG is becoming unaffordable.”
“Middle class families are somehow battling to survive and the poor has given up hope,” he added.
Kharge also attacked the government over wealth inequality, saying, “Inequality worse than British rule. The top 1% owns 40% of India’s total wealth. The bottom 50% survives on a humiliating 15%.”
“Your government has engineered the greatest transfer of wealth from the poor to the rich in independent India’s history. Rampant Crony Capitalism is your only Economic Policy,” he alleged.
The Congress president further alleged that the government had written off over Rs 16 lakh crore in corporate loans since 2014.
“And in the latest jaw-dropping example, creditors recovered just Rs 6.5 crore against admitted claims of Rs 22,006 crore, giving a 99.97% haircut,” Kharge said.
“The nation has seen that the Prime Minister of India is functioning as a personal travel agent for a crony friend!” he added.
Kharge also criticised PM Modi’s appeal to people to avoid unnecessary foreign travel and gold purchases.
“Your repeated sermons of asking Indians not to buy gold and not to travel abroad shows the ground reality. Fact remains: Nothing has changed except your ability to LIE to the people!” he said.
