India, Sept. 7 -- The unplanned lockdown implemented by the Centre failed to stop COVID-19 spread and also destroyed the country's economy said Congress leader Randeep Singh Surjewala on Monday.

"The unplanned and un-thought (sic) lockdown implemented by Prime Minister Modi with three hours notice utterly failed to stop COVID-19 on one hand and destroyed the economy as also lives and livelihoods of people on the other hand. In India's history, this would be remembered 'Tughlaqi blunder' of Modiji's failure of leadership," Surjewala said at a press conference.

The Congress leader also pointed out what he termed were the "eight points of corona chronology" in the country and said that the recent doubling in cases from 20 to 40 lakh mark, ...