Congress Lok Sabha MP Shashi Tharoor on Sunday lashed out at the Centre over response towards COVID-19 pandemic and the manage ment of the economy.
“We have the worst of both worlds. We have neither managed to limit the spread of the virus nor have we managed to keep the economy afloat. GDP for the first time in 41 years will actually shrink, our employment crisis has even become worst before, small and medium businesses have been devastated, trade is crashed and foreseeable national prospects are dying,” he said in the Lok Sabha.
“Even though people of this country were given three days` notice before locking down for a mere 17-hour Janata Curfew on a Sunday when most individuals spend a lot of time at home anyway. A trial for a longer national lockdown what followed was horrific,” Tharoor said.
“The Prime Minister in his address to residents of his constituency…