Terming economic slowdown as "man-made tragedy", the Congress on Tuesday accused the Narendra Modi government of seeking to turn the country into a majoritarian nation and crippling the economy.Addressing a press conference here, Congress spokesperson Manish Tewari termed the economic slowdown as "man-made tragedy" and said sector after sector was staring at a seriously challenging situation due to policies pursued by the Narendra Modi government in the past five years."Social discord and economic development cannot go hand-in-hand. This project to turn India into a majoritarian nation has completely and absolutely crippled the Indian economy," he said.Tewari further said that there is anxiety all over about the economic slowdown in the country."While the government is still in denial mode, data flowing into the public domain show that sector after sector is staring at a seriously challenging situation. Private consumption has contracted and is at an 18-quarter low of 3.1 per cent, ...
