shimla himachal pradesh congress committee on tuesday submitted a memorandum to president ram nath kovind through governor bandaru dattatreya here expressing concern over economic slowdown in the country the party sought immediate action for saving the country from what it described as a crisisthe memorandum said indias gdp at 5 touched a sixyear low in the apriljune quarter this growth rate slowed to 58 in the previous quarter almost all indian sectors including auto manufacturing agriculture real estate and construction have slumped badly and data released by the national statistics office nso confirms that said the partyit said indian investors had also become wary of slow growth as major companies especially from the auto sector had been posting huge dips in profit and even losses in many cases all major indian companies from biscuit to vehicle manufacturers had seen their fortunes dip over the last few quarters forcing them to eventually call out to the government for supportthe congress claimed that under the 10year rule of its upa government there was an average 67 gdp growth rate the congress added that bjp had been successful in shifting goalposts to divert attention from its failed policies including demonetisation and flawed gst implementation key indian sectors are facing the effects of slowdown as they continue to trim jobs however government is yet to acknowledge that indian economy in going through a period of slowdown said the memorandum