Rahul Gandhi hits out over RBI report, says he had warned beforeindiaUpdated: Aug 26, 2020 12:45 ISTCongress leader Rahul Gandhi took on the government over the Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI’s) latest warning on economic contraction amid the novel coronavirus pandemic, saying “distractions through media won’t help the poor”. Gandhi said the central bank has “now confirmed” what he has been talking about for months and suggested a few ways to restart the economy. “RBI has now confirmed what I have been warning for months. Distractions through media won’t help the poor or make the economic disaster disappear,” the former Congress leader tweeted. Gandhi, who represents Kerala’s Wayanad in the Lok Sabha, has been leading his party’s attack on the Centre over a number of issues, including the handling of the coronavirus pandemic and the border standoff with China, for some time now.

Source: Hindustan Times August 26, 2020 05:30 UTC