NEW DELHI: The Congress has opposed the law commission’s proposal to legalise betting in sports. Party spokesperson Manish Tewari said on Friday that legalising betting would “subvert” the sanctity of games and will provide further incentives to practices such as “match-fixing”.Maintaining that gambling has been a problem in the society resulting in economic hardships for many families, Tewari asked whether the NDA regime intends to convert every ‘paan shop’ in the country into “juye ka adda” (gambling spots).Responding to questions on the Congress stand on the proposal, Tewari said, “If you legalise betting in sports, you will not only spoil the sport but also turn every paan shop in the country into a ‘juve ka adda’…Does the NDA government really want to turn every paan shop in the country into a ‘juve ka advda’,” he asked.The Congress spokesperson also lashed out at the Centre over the declining value of the rupee and accused the PMO and the finance ministry of “messing up the Indian economy”.“In 2013, Modi had said there’s a competition between Congress and rupee about who will fall lower. Today, the rupee is trading at Rs 69 against $1. Now it seems to be a competition between BJP and rupee on who will fall lower.”Tewari also quoted the latest data to question the PM about his government’s promises about creating more jobs. “When the rate of bank deposit growth slows down, it signifies people’s trust in banks is eroding. PM had used EPFO data to claim 70 lakh new jobs were created in the financial year 2017-18. But the revised data released by EPFO now shows that enrollment has been reduced by 12.58%,” he said.