Congress Demands Retraction Of ‘False Equality’ Claim By Modi Govt

The Congress on Monday accused the Union government of “scaling new heights of intellectual dishonesty” with its “fraudulent” analysis of World Bank data to claim that India is among the world’s most equal countries.

“By doctoring data, the [Narendra] Modi government cannot simply wish away the stark reality of what is staring us in the face: growing and deepening inequalities, driven by its mindset and policies,” Congress MP Jairam Ramesh said on X.

His remarks came after a Press Information Bureau release published on Saturday cited data from the World Bank to claim that India ranked fourth globally in income equality with a Gini Index of 25.5.