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The Economic Times
The Economic Times
Politics

PR can polish picture of GDP, but not economy itself: Congress slams Modi government

New Delhi: The Congress on Wednesday cited former finance secretary Subhash Chandra Garg's reported remarks on GDP numbers to attack the Modi government, saying it must understand that "PR can polish the picture" of the GDP but not the economy itself.

Congress general secretary in-charge communications Jairam Ramesh shared a video clip of Garg in which he stated that by revising last year's GDP by as much as Rs six trillion, the current year's GDP in the first quarter has gone up by around 10.3 per cent.

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