Those doubting $5 trn economy vision are 'professional pessimists': Modi

The PM said India took 55-60 years to become a $1 trillion economy, while the country became a $2 trillion economy in just 5 years under his rule

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday hit out at critics casting aspersions on his vision of India becoming $5 trillion economy in near future.

Addressing BJP workers in his parliamentary constituency of Varanasi, Modi said his detractors were ignorant of the nation’s capability and hence doubted the achievability of the $5 trillion economy target.

He termed such people as “professional pessimists” who only knew to berate others rather than offer encouragement and solutions.

Noting he was no economist himself, Modi said it was imperative for the party workers to understand the premise of the $5 trillion vision and its broad