Government, RBI behind the curve in controlling inflation: Congress

The Congress on Saturday attacked the Reserve Bank of India for being behind the curve in reining in inflation and preventing outflow of funds from the country, and charged the government with not letting the central bank do so.

The party also termed the government's decision to ban wheat exports as anti-farmer.

The Congress also demanded extension of compensation period for the states by three more years to make up for the losses due to introduction of the goods and services tax (GST). The compensation mechanism expires on June 30 this year.

“A large number of people believe that the