New Delhi, Oct. 28 -- Congress leader Jairam Ramesh on Wednesday launched a scathing attack on the Modi government, accusing it of using distorted GDP statistics to veil the "ground reality" of rising inflation, shrinking job opportunities, and mounting household debt.

Addressing Prime Minister Narendra Modi directly, Ramesh, in a post on X, asserted that the middle class is facing severe economic distress while corporate profits soar, creating a dangerous and widening economic divide.

The Congress leader highlighted that job creation has hit a standstill, forcing even long-held employment to slip away. Stagnant salaries combined with inflation have severely eroded real purchasing power.

Ramesh alleged that official statistics and GDP ...