New
Delhi : The Congress on Saturday said the Modi government was set to borrow Rs
7.1 lakh crore and cited that the fiscal deficit had risen to 134 per cent in
the first 11 months of the current financial year.
Congress
chief spokesperson Randeep Surjewala said the "Modinomics" had
flopped in the election year and asked Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley to
introspect.
"Modi
Government to borrow Rs 7.1 Lakh Crore this fiscal," Surjewala tweeted. He
also cited a media report that claimed that the Centre plans to borrow Rs 4.41
lakh crore in the first half of the financial year 2019-2020 amid rising
demands for repayments.
"Fiscal Deficit rises to a whopping 134%!
Election Year= Modinomics Flop, Modiji Tiptop! Let 'Bogus Blog Min'
introspect," he said, in an apparent reference to Jailtey.
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