Another self-goal by Congress! https://t.co/9PvOBEyBJJ — Dr Jitendra Singh (@DrJitendraSingh) 1587893555000

NEW DELHI: Slamming the Congress for criticising the Modi government's move of freezing the dearness allowance , Union Minister Jitendra Singh on Sunday said the party should first check how the Congress-run states or other states run by non-BJP parties have ordered deduction or deferment of salaries to employees.Calling out the party's "self goal" on the DA freeze dig, Singh said the Congress' "hypocrisy stands exposed".The Union minister said the government of India under PM Narendra Modi has been paying full salary and pension to its employees and senior citizens, even during the coronavirus pandemic.Giving examples of six states, including Maharashtra , Odisha, Rajasthan, Telangana, Kerala and Andhra Pradesh, Singh pointed out how these states have either deferred or ordered deduction of salaries to their government employees.On Thursday, the government froze the inflation-linked allowance for its 1.1 crore employees and pensioners, helping save a combined Rs 1.2 lakh crore that could be used to combat the coronavirus crisis.Calling the freeze on dearness allowance "insensitive and inhumane", the Congress slammed the Modi government and said instead of "hurting" the middle-class employees and pensioners, the government should cut down its wasteful expenses and shelve the bullet train and Central Vista redevelopment projects to save money for the fight against coronavirus.