Even Pak Handled COVID Better: Rahul Hits Out over IMF Data Again

Rahul Gandhi mocked the government’s management of the pandemic by highlighting India’s dismal GDP projections.

On Friday, 16 October, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi took to Twitter to express his disdain over the central government’s handling of the pandemic, calling it another “solid achievement”.

He supported his claim with a chart showing the International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) GDP growth projections of 2020-21. IMF’s projections noted that India’s projected GDP growth (-10.30 per cent) was below Pakistan (-0.40 per cent) and Afghanistan (-5 per cent), which Gandhi made sure to highlight.

Another solid achievement by the BJP government.

Even Pakistan and Afghanistan handled Covid better than India. pic.twitter.com/C2kILrvWUG

— Rahul Gandhi (@RahulGandhi) October 16, 2020