The Congress on Thursday released a black paper on the Narendra Modi government's failures, highlighting economic, social and political injustices in the last ten years.

The 54 page document, titled "10 Saala Anaya Kal", released by Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge at a press conference in the national capital, claims that the Modi government in its ten years in power has "devastated the country's economy, aggravated unemployment, destroyed the country's agricultural sector, abetted crimes against women and committed grave injustices against minorities in the country".

"Today we are bringing out a 'Black Paper' against the government. Whenever PM Modi presents his views in Parliament, he hides his failures. At the same time, when we speak about the failures of the government, it is not given importance. Therefore, we want to bring out a Black Paper and tell the public about the failures of the government," said Kharge at a Press conference.

The "black paper" were released on a day when the Modi government tabled a white paper in parliament to highlight the economic failures of the UPA between 2004 and 2014.

In its "black paper", the Congress has said that the Modi years have been "marked by high rates of unemployment, economic catastrophes such as demonetisation and flawed GST, which have only increased the divide between the rich and the poor and devastated the future of millions of farmers and daily wage workers".

It has highlighted the highest unemployment rate in 45 years, prices of essential commodities being at an all-time high, and failure to increase MSP for farmers despite a promise to double their income.

Terming it "Modani Raj", the party has also accused the Modi government of "neutering" investigative agencies despite a promise to eliminate safe havens  for economic offenders and facilitating crony capitalism.

Under samajik anyay or social injustice, the party has claimed that the last decade has seen "blatant discrimination and severe oppression against women, SC,STs,OBCs and minorities".

"Its politics of hatred, polarisation and divide has destroyed the social fabric of the country," the document claims.

Under rajneetik anyay (political injustice) the Congress has accused the Modi government of remaining silent on China's encroachments on Indian territory, "undermining the Army with the Agneepath scheme" and targeting opposition with its investigative agencies and "ending the independence of the media", along with the Election Commission, ED and RBI.

Kharge said that the Modi government never talks about the "biggest issue in the country which is unemployment".

"They talk about Nehru but don't talk about how many people were given jobs through public sector jobs."