Countering the Congress Party's allegations of "price rise", Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said inflation data shows a steady decline in general prices.
Taking to Twitter, Jaitley gave comparative data on inflation during the United Progressive Alliance's rule, and the Narendra Modi government's with the help of graphs.
"Since the issue of price rise has been raised by some in the Congress Party, let the data on inflation figures speak for itself," he tweeted.
Since the issue of price rise has been raised by some in the Congress Party, let the data on inflation figures speak for itself. pic.twitter.com/0pxHTucKaM
"Inflation data shows a steady decline in general prices," he said in another tweet.
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Inflation Data shows a steady decline in general prices : pic.twitter.com/HolLLXOSur
The Congress had in November hit out at Prime Minister Modi for creating "economic chaos" in the country and demanded that his government take immediate steps to bring the economy back on track and check further price rise.
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