As the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) board met in Mumbai today amid the central bank’s public spat with the government over a range of subjects, Rahul Gandhi seized the chance to target Prime Minister Narendra Modi in a tweet. “Hope Urjit Patel has a spine and will show PM his place,” the Congress president tweeted shortly after the RBI board meeting began, referring to the RBI governor.
The Congress has been accusing the government of undermining the RBI’s autonomy to gain control over its Rs. 9 lakh crore reserves for development work ahead of state and national elections.