India, Oct. 5 -- Congress on Monday criticised the Narendra Modi-led government over the recent fall in the Indian stock market and continued foreign investor outflows, alleging that the government's policies were hurting the middle class.

"More than Rs.4 lakh crore has left our country through FIIs [Foreign Institutional Investors]. And it remained continuously negative for nine months. Never before has this happened in our country to this extent. This is January 2026," Congress leader Shaktisinh Gohil said, referring to monthly net FII figures.

Indian equities have been under sustained pressure in recent weeks. The Sensex fell 1.52% to close at 72,771.72 on September 28, its lowest level in nearly six months, while the index closed at...