Competition Between BJP And Rupee To See Who Will Fall Lower: Congress

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NEW DELHI: Attacking Prime Minister Narendra Modi over the drop in the value of rupee, Congress on Friday said there seems to be a competition between the BJP and the rupee to see "who will fall lower".
Congress spokesperson Manish Tewari likened the country's economy is "like a rudderless boat on a very choppy ocean".

Referring to PM Modi's tweet during the UPA regime which said "there is a competition between the Congress and the rupee - who will fall lower..", he said: "The rupee, that day was trading at Rs. 59.27 to the dollar. Five years later, almost to the date, the rupee has been hovering around Rs. 69 to a dollar and that is the lowest the rupee has ever fallen.

"Today, for the better part of the day, the rupee was trading at Rs. 69.10 to a dollar.

"So, we would like to ask the Prime Minister that there seems to be a competition between the BJP and the rupee and the competition is - who will fall lower."