Priyanka Gandhi Vadra a Congress leader spoke up Saturday about the Indian rupee losing value against the US dollar. This happened after the rupee fell by 18 paise and went past 86 rupees for the first time on Friday. By the end of the day the rupee was at 86.04 against the dollar.
She pointed out that the rupee had reached its lowest point ever against the dollar hitting 86.4 rupees for one dollar. This news she shared publicly and shows that the currency’s value had been falling during the past week reaching its lowest point on Friday.
Gandhi Vadra is asking the government to explain what’s going on. Her comments show worry about the effect of the weak rupee on the economy and suggest that she thinks the government should be held responsible. The main problem she’s talking about is the rupee’s drop against the dollar and what the government is doing to fix it.