By Our Special Correspondent
The Congress on Monday stepped up its attack on the BJP-led Centre over rising prices and accused the government of diverting attention from real issues of the people.
Congress leaders held press conferences in 22 cities across the country and gave a “Dilli Chalo” call for its ‘Mehangai Par Halla Bol rally’ in New Delhi’s Ramlila Maidan on September 4. The rally will be addressed by senior Congress leaders, including Rahul Gandhi.
Addressing a press conference here, Congress spokesperson Gourav Vallabh said the Centre has been “misusing the CBI and ED” to “silence the Opposition” but the party will continue to raise its voice against the rising inflation and imposition of GST on essential food items.
“The Centre doesn’t care about the common man because they only focus on misusing the ED and CBI. They can arrest any leader, they can harass anyone using CBI and ED, but we will continue to raise our voice,” he said.
“Fuel prices skyrocketed after the BJP government came to power. Not just fuel, but even the prices of essential food items are sky high. This is Vikas for the BJP,” he alleged.
At a press conference in Lucknow, Congress spokesperson Supriya Shrinate said the Modi government is “trampling” the country under inflation and its record in the last eight years exposes this truth.
Prime Minister Modi “used to make tall claims” on controlling price rise while his party was in the opposition but now he has “crushed people under the burden of inflation”, she alleged.
“Now, unemployment is at the highest in 45 years and income has decreased. The country is being trampled under inflation and the Modi government’s record in the last eight years exposes this truth,” she said.
Shrinate said, “Inflation is not limited to petrol and diesel. Prices of flour, pulses, rice, milk, curd and lassi have increased manifold. The prime minister imposed GST on these items and like every time, when he got caught, he blamed the states.” She alleged that the “directionless policies of the Modi government have brought the unemployment situation to a disastrous turn”.
The press conferences were held in 22 cities including Ajoy Kumar addressing the media in Kolkata, Jitu Patwari in Jaipur, Aradhna Misra in Bhopal, Shobha Oza in Chandigarh, Ragini Nayak in Raipur, Shama Mohammed in Vishakhapatnam and Akhilesh Singh in Patna. PTI
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