Bengaluru, March 31 -- Congress MP Randeep Singh Surjewala on Tuesday slammed the Centre after the rupee crossed the 95-mark against one USD, saying the prestige of the Prime Minister is sliding along with the value of the currency.

Speaking to reporters in Bengaluru, Surjewala recalled PM Narendra Modi's critique of the then PM Manmohan Singh over the depreciating value of the rupee.

"When one USD was equal to Rs 54, the then Gujarat CM Narendra Modi used to tell the then Prime Minister Manmohan Singh that the prestige of the PM falls along with the rupee. Under his Prime Ministership, the rupee has now gone down, with one USD equal to Rs 95. It is destroying exports, affecting industries, and trade. Is the prestige of PM Modi not slid...