UPA-era Planning Commission official rejects ex-Finance Secy's '2.6% GDP growth' claim

Montek Ahluwalia, ex-Planning Commission Deputy Chairman during UPA era, rejected ex-finance secretary Subhash Chandra Garg's claim that India grew by only 2.6% in Q1 FY27 and not 7.8%. "It's not a valid statement," Ahluwalia said of Garg's claim. Sharing a video of Ahluwalia, BJP's Amit Malviya said, "Malicious lie peddled by...Garg and...gang of neo-GDP experts has just come crashing down."