New Delhi, April 7 -- Amid the turmoil in stock markets and countries making adjustments because of US reciprocal tariffs, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Monday said that US President Donald Trump "has blown the lid off the illusion" and India has to build a resilient, production-based economy.

"Trump has blown the lid off the illusion. Reality is biting back. PM Modi is nowhere to be seen," Rahul Gandhi, who is Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha, said on X.

"India has to accept reality. We have no choice but to build a resilient, production-based economy that works for all Indians," he added.

Earlier in the day, addressing the Samvidhan Suraksha Sammelan in Patna, Gandhi said that the US president has caused the stock market to tumble...