Economy in ICU due to BJP govt's 'mismanagement': Tewari

Senior Congress leader Manish Tewari alleged on Monday that the BJP government at the Centre was "mismanaging" the country's economy, which why it was in "intensive care unit".

The Anandpur Sahib MP also said the Congress would launch a nationwide protest from Tuesday to highlight the "critical" state of Indian economy.

"The Indian economy is in ICU and the BJP-led government is responsible for the same. They have completely mismanaged the economy, adversely affecting lakhs of jobs in the country," Tewari told reporters here.

He said country-wide protests will be organized to "shake" the government "out of its sloth" that has rendered the country "virtually bankrupt".

Referring to the "dismal" state of affairs in the country's job market, Tewari said, "The BJP government has turned India's demographic dividend into a demographic disaster."
"Also as per the International Labour Organisation (ILO), the unemployment rate is 4.95 per cent."