Arun Jaitley, Randeep Surjewala spar on Twitter over state of economy

Union Minister Arun Jaitley's remark that India is among the world`s fastest growing economies was severely criticised by the Congress on Thursday, with party's chief spokesperson Randeep Singh Surjewala saying that growth under Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led government is at a four-year low.

Jaitley and Surjewala exchanged heated arguments on Twitter a day after the Minister`s Facebook post where he said that the Congress was becoming more and more "ideology-less" and "anti-Modism was becoming its only ideology". 

Surjewala has countered it asking if Jaitley's party (BJP) was becoming "agenda-less" and "achievement-less".

On Thursday morning, Jaitley tweeted: "@rssurjewala (Surjewala)- this is a political discourse. Abuse is not the answer. Please respond to the facts."

Responding to his tweet, Surjewala said: "@arunjaitley (Arun Jaitley) ji, when you abuse and berate the Congress leadership, even Supreme Court and many others by distorting facts, it is `political discourse` for you, but when you are shown the `mirror of truth` with hard facts, you get `unnerved` and call it `abuse`? Politics of Convenience?"

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"Surjewala, surely the journey from India being part of the `fragile five` and `policy paralysis` to the world`s fastest growing economy could not be result of economic mismanagement - another case of ignorance," Jaitley said responding to the Congress leader`s tweet. 

Surejewala replied: "Growth under Modi Government is at four-year low, exports are in free fall, promise of two crore jobs is a `Jumla`, NPAs are soaring to 10 lakh crore, investment is down, banks are paralysed and `loot scams` a norm, GST flawed, schemes failing! Isn`t this Economic Mismanagement?"