Former Congress president Rahul Gandhi on Thursday targeted the central government over the estimate of a fall in the gross domestic product (GDP) during the second quarter of the current financial year and alleged that due to steps taken by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the country First time has gone into recession.
He tweeted, citing news, "India has gone into recession for the first time in history. India's strength became its weakness due to the steps taken by Modi Ji. ''
According to the news shared by the Congress leader, the Reserve Bank of India estimates that the second quarter (July-September) of FY20-21 will shrink by 8.6% in GDP.