TIL Desk/National/New Delhi/ The Congress on Sunday used the April Fool’s Day to mock Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his government over their alleged failures in creating jobs and rein in corruption as the party marked the occasion as ‘Jumla Day’. The principal opposition party also targeted the government over soaring fuel prices, saying while diesel prices were at an all-time high, petrol rates were at a four-year high”.
In a video produced in breaking news format and released on its official twitter handle, the Congress used puns as it sought to poke fun at the PM. “Demonetisation has killed corruption, Nirav Modi and Mehul Choksi have boosted Government’s Swachh Bharat campaign by cleaning the Punjab National Bank, says the 70-second video, which runs with a voiceover in Hindi.
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