Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi on Sunday attacked the Modi government after the prices of cooking gas was hiked again, asking him to “vacate the ‘Sinhasan’ [post of the Prime Minister].”
“ Mehangi gas, mehanga rashan. Band karo khokala bhashan. Dam bandho kam do. Warna khali karo sinhasan [Expensive gas, expensive ration. Stop making hollow promises. Fix the rates and give employment or else vacate the post],” Mr. Gandhi tweeted attaching a news report of the hike.
Mr. Gandhi was referring to the price hike announced by the State-run oil firms on Wednesday.
The prices of the LPG cylinder’s went up by ₹4.50, while the non-subsidised rates was hiked by a steeper ₹93 per cylinder.
