Prime Minister Narendra Modi criticized Congress for India's slow economic progress from the 1950s to 1980s, calling the term Hindu growth rate misleading.
Modi was addressing NDA leaders' meeting in Delhi
Jun 10, 2026
09:27 pm
What's the storyPrime Minister Narendra Modi has slammed the Congress party for its slow economic progress during its rule from the 1950s to the 1980s.
Speaking at a National Democratic Alliance (NDA) leaders' meeting marking 12 years of the NDA government, he accused Congress of dragging India into an "abyss of helplessness, destitution, and an inferiority complex."
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