Senior Congress leader and former finance minister P Chidambarm on Tuesday took a dig at the Bharatiya Janata Party over its Member of Parliament Nishikant Dubey's remarks that the gross domestic product has no relevance, saying "God save India's economy."
GDP numbers are irrelevant, personal tax will be cut, import duties will be increased.
These are BJP's ideas of reforms.
God save India's economy.December 3, 2019 
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"GDP numbers are irrelevant, personal tax will be cut, import duties will be increased. These are BJP's ideas of reforms. God save India's economy," Chidambaram, who is in jail in connection with cases of corruption and money laundering, said in a tweet.
Congress' Chief Spokesperson Randeep Surjewala on Monday had also taken a swipe at Dubey over his remarks, saying God save the people from "New India's novice economists."
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