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New Delhi: The Congress on Thursday attacked the Modi government on its eighth anniversary, alleging the period has been marked by misery and misgovernance with high inflation, low employment and communal polarisation being the hallmark. The Bharatiya Janata Party hit back, calling the Congress a "torn old party" moving towards a stage where its relevance and necessity will be completely lost. Addressing a joint press conference New Delhi, Congress leaders Randeep Surjewala and Ajay Maken claimed the BJP government has broken all records of "hoodwinking" its own people with fake 'jumlas' and slogans during its eight years of rule. They alleged that the promise of "achche din" made to people has only turned out to be "achche din" for the BJP and a select group of crony capitalists and industrialists whose wealth has increased manifold. Asked about the row over Rahul Gandhi's visit to the UK, Surjewala asserted that FCRA permission has been taken by him for his visit and that he does not require political clearances from the government. The government had claimed that every MP holding a diplomatic passport is required to apply for prior political clearance directly to the Ministry of External Affairs and ensure that before proceeding abroad the requisite political clearance is obtained. The Congress also released a booklet in Hindi "8 saal, 8 chhal, BJP sarkar viphal" (8 years, 8 deceits, BJP government failed) to highlight what it called the "failures" of the BJP government on various fronts. Reacting sharply to the Congress' criticism of the government, BJP spokesperson Sudhanshu Trivedi said the grand old party is speaking the language acquired by its middle aged leader on a visit abroad, apparently targeting Rahul Gandhi. "The ...