A day after Congress interim president Sonia Gandhi reached out to dissenters within the party, senior party leader and former Commerce Minister Anand Sharma on Monday praised the Modi Government saying India had increased its infrastructure in recent years and congratulated the Centre and State Governments for working together towards it.

“India has increased its infrastructure and I congratulate central and state governments for it as they worked together for it. The country stood in the face of this crisis,” Sharma said.

India made a comeback in the second quarter after the first quarter was the worst for the economy as the GDP was adversely hit, he said. “We hope that in the remaining two quarters as well, the balance of recovery will be maintained,” he added.

Sharma was a part of the group of 23 dissenters who wrote to party president Sonia Gandhi seeking a complete overhaul of the organisation within Congress. On Saturday, Sonia Gandhi held a meeting of all dissenters, including Sharma, with an aim to end the ongoing crisis.

Congress leaders including Rahul Gandhi have taken frequent jibes at Prime Minister Narendra?Modi over the state of the economy.

Last month, Sharma had to issue a clarification and amend his tweet when it was construed as praise for PM Narendra Modi. “Prime minister Shri Narendra Modi visit to Serum Institute, Bharat Biotech and Zydus Cadilla was a recognition of Indian scientists and their work to produce the vaccine for COVID-19 That alone will lift morale of frontline warriors and reassure the nation,’ Sharma had tweeted after the PM’s visit to vaccine centres.