New Delhi, May 26 -- Congress leader Jairam Ramesh on Tuesday slammed the Centre's economic policies, accusing the Modi government of ignoring the "fourth F", falling rates of private investment, after Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman highlighted 3Fs --- fuel, fertiliser and foreign exchange as key economic concerns.

In a post on X, Ramesh said the Finance Minister had failed to acknowledge declining private corporate investment and weakening foreign direct investment (FDI) inflows.

"The FM has said that the 3Fs--Fuel, Fertilisers, and Forex--are matters of great concern. But she forgets the all-important fourth F: Falling rates of private investment that have been in evidence these past few years," Ramesh said.

He further cla...