New Delhi, Dec. 14 -- Former prime minister Manmohan Singh on Saturday alleged that the Narendra Modi government has failed to fulfill his 'lofty promises' and misled the people of the country.

Addressing the Congress's 'Bharat Bachao Rally' at the Ramlila Maidan at national capital, where thousands party workers have gathered to hear party leadership, Dr Singh said that Mr Modi had promised to take the country's economy to 5 trillion dollar by 2024, double farmers' income and generate employment for two crore youths every year.

"Six years ago, Narendra Modi showed lofty promises to people. Now it has been proven that these promises were false and the people of the country were misled", Dr Singh charged.

The rally was attended by top ...