New Delhi: The Congress slammed the Centre today over the increase in gasoline and diesel prices, claiming that the “shameless fleecing” of the public must end. The party has declared that on March 31, they will stage a demonstration against rising petrol costs.
“On 31st March at 11 am- people will protest outside their homes and public places with garlanded gas cylinders and beat of drums-bells, other instruments to draw the attention of the deaf BJP government against the insurmountable increase in prices of gas, petrol, and diesel,” Congress spokesperson Randeep Surjewala said today.
Taking a swipe at the BJP government, former Congress chief Rahul Gandhi said, “King prepares for a palace, while subjects reel under inflation.”
His remarks came a day after the BJP government headed by Yogi Adityanath was sworn-in in Uttar Pradesh. The BJP won four out of the five assembly polls in Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Manipur, Goa and Punjab. The AAP came to power in Punjab.
Congress spokesperson Shama Mohamed said just this week, petrol and diesel prices have gone up by Rs 3.20 a litre.
“Fuel prices were kept constant for 4 months before elections and now hiked four times in just a week. This shameless fleecing of the public must stop!” she tweeted.
Petrol and diesel prices were hiked by 80 paise a litre each on Saturday, the fourth increase in five days as oil firms passed on to consumers the spike in the cost of raw material.
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