Rahul Gandhi highlights Abhijit's 'Nyay' connection while congratulating him on Nobel

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi noted that Abhijit Banerjee helped the Congress conceptualise its 'Nyay' scheme while congratulating the Indian-origin economist and academic for receiving the Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences.

"Congratulations to Abhijit Banerjee on winning the Nobel Prize in Economics. Abhijit helped conceptualise NYAY that had the power to destroy poverty and boost the Indian economy. Instead we now have Modinomics, that's destroying the economy and boosting poverty," he said on Twitter.

A tweet from the party's official handle too had highlighted the 'Nyay' connect of Abhijit Banerjee, saying, “The renowned economist was a key consultant for the path breaking NYAY programme presented by the Congress party.”

"Congratulations to Abhijit Banerjee for winning the Nobel Prize 2019. His incredible work in poverty alleviation has made our country proud. The renowned economist was a key consultant for the path breaking NYAY programme presented by the Congress party,” the tweet read.

Party chief Sonia Gandhi, in an official statement, said, Abhijit Banerjee's “ recognition as a Nobel laureate has delighted every Indian.”

"Apart from making the nation of his origin proud by this spectacular achievement, Prof Banerjee's and his fellow recipient's work in 'experimental approach to alleviating global poverty' had helped millions across the globe, including India, come out of poverty. Their methodology, approach and experiments were exemplary and of extreme contemporary relevance. His recognition as a Nobel laureate has delighted every Indian," the statement from Sonia Gandhi read.

(with PTI inputs)