Rahul raps Modi Govt on economic 'slowdown'

New Delhi: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Saturday hit out at the Centre on alleged slowdown in the Indian economy, saying the Government can only "destroy" what was built over decades.

"The BJP Government can't build anything. It can only destroy what was built over decades with passion and hard work," he said on Twitter.

Gandhi tagged some media reports on a noted businessman warning of an economic slowdown, BSNL, MTNL failing to pay July salaries, the railways planning to hive off employees and auto sector witnessing lowest ever sales in July in over two decades.

On Friday, BJP vice-president Shivraj Singh Chouhan took a dig at Rahul Gandhi, accusing him of "fleeing the battlefield" after his party faced a debacle in the Lok Sabha elections. Chauhan said that those who had criticised PM Narendra Modi were nowhere to be seen after the elections results were out.

"Congress' Rahul Gandhi has become 'ran-chhod Gandhi' (deserter)... At a time when the party is passing through a crisis and in need of leadership... instead of being its shield, he has fled the battlefield."