Cong shifts attack on Modi govt from CAA to economy and Coronavirus

Randeep Surjewala questioned the government on its "crony capitalism" in trying to save Yes Bank by making State Bank of India (SBI) depositors bail that bank out

At a meeting of 20 opposition parties in the national capital on January 13, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi had suggested to other leaders that they should increasingly focus on exposing the Narendra Modi government’s “failures” on the economic front.

The protests against the amended citizenship law (CAA), and proposed national register of citizens (NRC), were then spreading to all corners of the country. Opposition leaders, particularly those in the Left parties, disagreed with Gandhi. They said opposition parties should not be seen to have abandoned the cause of anti-CAA protesters at this juncture.

Two months later on Thursday, Gandhi held