Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Saturday took a swipe at Prime Minister Narendra Modi over the reported rise in dues from wilful defaulters, alleging that his government is taking India's economy to "defaulter kaal", reported news agency PTI.

Mallikarjun Kharge also shared a media report on X which claimed that the outstanding amount due from wilful defaulters has risen at a pace of more than Rs 100 crore daily since March 2019.