Rahul Gandhi describes govt. Rs 20 lakh crore package as ‘COVID rhetoric’

TIL Desk/National/New Delhi/ Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Monday took a swipe at the Modi government over the financial package of Rs 20 lakh crore announced during the nationwide coronavirus lockdown, describing it as “COVID rhetoric”.

In a tweet, Rahul Gandhi said, “Election rhetoric: Rs 15 lakh in bank accounts of everyone. Covid-19 rhetoric: Rs 20 lakh crore package.”

He also attached an news report which pointed out that in May, when the Centre announced a massive Rs 20 lakh crore economic stimulus package, it was enthusiastically applauded by the Covid-ravaged country, at the height of the pandemic lockdown.

As it turned out later, the celebrations were apparently premature and the net sanction was very modest compared with the astronomical amount proclaimed by Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman.