Dumka, Dec. 11 -- Leader of Opposition and JMM's acting president Hemant Soren has accused the BJP of destroying the economy of the country and failing to check the inflation and price rise.

Addressing a press conference here, he said the Central government plans to increase the prices of the essential commodities to put more burden on the poor and middle class people, after the Vidhan Sabha polls of Jharkhand.

He said that on one hand the government is waving off loans worth lakhs and crores of the corporate houses while on the other hand the middle class and lower income groups are being burdened with price rise and inflation.

Taking a swipe at Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, he said she is trying to teach famous economist and fo...