Congress slams govt over 'sluggishness' in private investment, flags ED-CBI-IT 'raid raj'
The Congress party has criticized the Modi government for sluggish private corporate investment, citing slow consumer demand due to stagnant real wages and the 'raid raj' of ED-CBI-IT. Chief Economic Adviser V Anantha Nageswaran noted that despite significant…
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The Congress party has criticized the Modi government for sluggish private corporate investment, citing slow consumer demand due to stagnant real wages and the 'raid raj' of ED-CBI-IT. Chief Economic Adviser V Anantha Nageswaran noted that despite significant…
The Congress on Tuesday attacked the Modi government over "sluggishness" in private corporate investment and said the refusal to invest is motivated by several factors such as slow consumer demand gr…
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