congress news: Congress says it will take to streets if fuel prices hiked after assembly elections

The Congress on Tuesday attacked the federal government over the rise in costs of business LPG and milk and mentioned it’s going to take to the streets if gasoline costs are hiked after the meeting elections. Former Congress president Rahul Gandhi mentioned by elevating the value of LPG, the federal government has proved that it has nothing to do with the struggling of individuals.

He advised that the costs of petrol and diesel may improve subsequent.

“By growing the value of LPG as soon as once more, the Modi authorities has made it clear that it has nothing to do with the sufferings of the widespread individuals. At the moment LPG, tomorrow petrol-diesel,” Gandhi mentioned in a tweet in Hindi, utilizing the hashtag “#KiskeAchheDin”.

Congress chief Alka Lamba mentioned on the primary day of March, milk costs have been raised by Rs 2 every and this has come as a jolt for youngsters and ladies.

She mentioned the business LPG cylinder value that has been raised by Rs 105 in Delhi has crossed Rs 2000 every.

“It’s feared that home LPG charges would even be hiked by Rs 27 quickly after the elections are over,” she mentioned.

The Congress spokesperson mentioned the BJP has “conceded defeat” in Uttar Pradesh elections as LPG charges have been hiked even in the course of the midst of meeting elections in Uttar Pradesh and persons are going to “punish” the ruling BJP over the problem of costs.

Speaking in regards to the GDP charges, she mentioned it has fallen to five.4 % in December October-against 8.5 % within the previous quarter.

“The expansion is simply on paper and in political speeches of BJP leaders and in ‘jumlebaazi’ (rhetoric) however not on the bottom the place the widespread individuals should endure and unemployment is rising,” Lamba alleged.

“The Indian Nationwide Congress has all the time taken the problem of value rise of petrol, diesel and LPG critically. The Congress will take to the streets if the costs of petrol, diesel and LPG are raised after the elections,” she mentioned.

The meeting elections in 5 states will conclude on March 7.

“We are going to agitate and we’ll attempt our greatest to not enable the widespread individuals to endure as a result of inflation, which is man-made or Modi-made catastrophe.

“The Indian Nationwide Congress assures the middle-class households that we are going to agitate whereas searching for reduction from this insensitive authorities from this rising inflation,” the Congress chief mentioned.