The Congress on Friday alleged that India's growth story is being pushed back due to the Centre's "inept" handling of the economy and said its efforts are only directed towards "reset" of Governments led by Opposition parties instead of chalking out a roadmap for the "reset of the economy".
The Opposition party also asked whether the Government will now go back on its promises of doubling farmers' income by 2022 and making the country a USD 5 trillion economy.
"It is evident now that the BJP government due to its inept handling of the economy, no focus, and cluelessness, is pushing the Indian growth story back," Congress spokesperson Gourav Vallabh said at AICC Press conference.
Citing the GDP growth numbers, he said India has seen a growth of only 3 per cent in the last three years and accused the government of "destroying" the Indian economy.
"These are highly worrying numbers, with prospects not looking very bright due to inaction by the Modi government. Even SBI had a downward growth forecast for FY23 from 7.5 per cent to 6.8 per cent," he said, noting that other global banks and rating agencies have followed the same trend.
"When does the government now expect India to become a USD 5 Trillion economy? Does it intend to go back on its promise like doubling farmers' income by 2022, pucca houses to all eligible urban households by the year 2022?" he asked.
His remarks came after official data released on Wednesday showed that the gross domestic product (GDP) growth of 13.5 per cent year-on-year compared to a 20.1 per cent expansion a year back and 4.09 per cent growth in the previous three months to March.