New Delhi, June 14 -- Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Sunday hit out at Congress leader and Leader of Opposition (Lok Sabha) Rahul Gandhi, stating he was "undermining" the accomplishments of India and its people and "ignoring" the country's progress and achievements despite major challenges such as the COVID-19 pandemic and the conflict in West Asia.

According to PTI, Sitharaman also asserted that there is no impending crisis in the country, contrary to Rahul Gandhi's portrayal of the situation, after he warned of an "economic tsunami" more than a week ago.

"Every time the Congress's leader of opposition speaks in the Lok Sabha, it is only to decry everything, undermine the achievements of the people of India, thinking that...