3 min learnUp to date: Sep 1, 2026 01:53 PM IST
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday slammed Chief of Opposition Rahul Gandhi for his earlier feedback on the state of the Indian economic system. Referring to the GDP numbers, which got here in on Monday, PM Modi stated some folks had been spreading “jhooth ki goonj [echoes of lies]” at a time when India was progressing in opposition to all odds. He was taking a dig at Gandhi’s nationwide ‘Chhatron ki Goonj’ programme.
PM Modi, who’s in on a three-day go to to Kyrgyzstan for the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Summit, additionally suggested folks to keep away from gold purchases, international journey and vacation spot weddings overseas.
The BJP, in the meantime, pointed to Rahul Gandhi’s tweet a 12 months in the past, the place he stated that the “Indian economic system is lifeless” and stated: “India is rising, increasing and transferring ahead at an unprecedented pace.”
Rahul Gandhi’s tweet on July 31, 2025.
Prime Minister Modi lauded India’s strong financial momentum on Monday following the discharge of the RBI’s official information displaying a 7.8% growth in actual Gross Home Product (GDP) for the primary quarter of FY27 (April–June). Addressing the nation in a video message shared on X, the Prime Minister attributed the efficiency to the “collective energy” and arduous work of the Indian workforce.
7.8% development.
Sturdy numbers.
Even stronger confidence. pic.twitter.com/ZVPpnAXrVU
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) September 1, 2026
“The world is drowned in uncertainties and but India is progressing by leaps and bounds. Amid this, some persons are spreading pessimism and ‘jhooth ki goonj‘,” PM Modi stated. The remark was a slight at Rahul Gandhi’s ‘Chhatron Ki Goonj’ student-focused occasions.
Gandhi and the Congress kicked off the Chhatron ki Goonj programme in Kota, Rajasthan, on June 17 to protest paper leaks, cancelled/delayed examinations, irregularities in numerous examinations, non-availability of presidency job vacancies, and opacity within the examination methods. Gandhi has attended a number of of those public conferences in Kota, Patna, Delhi, Dehradun, and Allahabad.
Don’t go overseas, push for ‘wed in India’
Quickly after the GDP numbers got here in, PM Modi pushed for ‘Swadeshi Bharat’ and ‘Vocal for native’ insurance policies. He stated, because the Indian economic system is rising quick, Indians ought to think about holidays and vacation spot weddings throughout the nation.
“We should construct on the momentum of seven.8% GDP development. For that, swadeshi and vocal for native should be promoted. If we’re going overseas for holidays, we should cease. If we’re having weddings outdoors, we should cease. We should stay by the mantra of ‘wed in India’,” he stated.
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He additional stated: “If attainable, we should keep away from shopping for gold unnecessarily. The extra we push ‘swadeshi’, the higher of a ‘Viksit Bharat [Developed India]’ we will reward our youth when India completes 100 years.”
