Cong hits out at govt for 'mishandling' of economy, rising number of wilful defaulters

The Congress targeted the government on Monday over the rising number of wilful defaulters in the country and said the regime change had not prevented the ruling BJP from "mishandling" the economy.

Congress's chief spokesperson Randeep Surjewala alleged that the tremors of "mishandling" the economy in the last five years under the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), which had mastered the art of "disruptive economy policy measures", still continued to be felt as the number of wilful defaulters had gone up to 8,582 in 2018-19.

"Even though BJP has got a renewed mandate, India's economic woes under its regime continue to simmer. The tremors of the massive mishandling of the economy in the past five years under a government, which has mastered the art of disruptive economic policy measures, are still being felt," he said in a statement.

The Congress leader said as the country was staring at a below-average monsoon and reeling under a severe water crisis, private investment in India was also ...