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'Jobless People Call Themselves Economists': Goyal Slams GDP Critics

Piyush Goyal hit back at critics questioning India's 7.8% GDP growth, saying "a few jobless people call themselves economists" to harm the country. The government defended the revision, attributing it to a new base year and methodology. Opposition leaders, citing former finance secretary Subhash Garg, had argued the revision made growth appear stronger.