India, Sept. 1 -- Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Tuesday hit out at Prime Minister Narendra Modi over his praise of India's 7.8 per cent GDP growth, accusing the government of celebrating economic numbers while people continue to face unemployment, high prices and inequality.

Reacting to a video posted by Modi on the state of the economy, Kharge said the prime minister's approach to economic issues was marked by "lights, camera and inaction".

"Nothing has changed except your ability to lie to the people!" Kharge said in a post on X.

Kharge said the country's economic performance could not be judged by GDP growth alone and claimed that ordinary people were dealing with what he described as three "Us" - "Unprecedented Unemploym...