Manish Tewari: More people pushed into poverty under Modi govt

DN Bureau

Congress leader Manish Tewari on Wednesday slammed the Central government for allegedly pushing more people into poverty and also demanded the conduct of a fresh poverty survey in the country.

Manish Tewari
Manish Tewari


New Delhi: Congress leader Manish Tewari on Wednesday slammed the Central government for allegedly pushing more people into poverty and also demanded the conduct of a fresh poverty survey in the country.

Tiwari claimed that while in power, Congress was able to uplift more than 270 million people from the state of penury.

"Btwn 2004 -14 UPA lifted 271 Million people out of poverty. Btwn 2014 & 2020 NDA/BJP pushed substantial Numbers back into poverty. That is why @PMOIndia says money has been transferred to 20 crore poor families.Suspect numbers Fresh Poverty survey between 2014-20 required," he tweeted in the morning today," he tweeted. (ANI)










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