NEW DELHI: Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi attacked Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday, saying the government must stop delivering "hollow" speeches and vacate the "singhasan (throne)" if it could not control prices.
In a tweet, Rahul said, "Mehngi gas, mehnga ration, band karo khokhla bhashan, daam bandho, kaam do, varna khali karo singhasan." This roughly translates to "costly gas, dearer food items, stop delivering hollow speeches, fix prices, give jobs or quit the seat of power".
The Congress vice-president, whose Twitter feed has become more active of late, tagged a news report on rising prices of liquefied petroleum gas and other items.
The sharp attack came after after state-run oil companies increased the price of cooking gas again on Wednesday. The price of a subsidised LPG cylinder was hiked by Rs 4.50 while that of non-subsidised LPG (market-priced) cooking gas was increased by Rs 93 to Rs 742 per cylinder.
In the recent past, Rahul has caught the attention of citizens, especially social media users, with his attacks on the Modi government over rising prices, unemployment, demonetisation, poor economy and the goods and services tax.
In a statement, Congress spokespersons Randeep Surjewala and Jaiveer Shergill attacked the Modi government for hiking the price of LPG cylinders.
"There is unemployment and runaway inflation. The double whammy of demonetisation and GST has hurt the common man and small businesses irreparably," they said.
In a tweet, Rahul said, "Mehngi gas, mehnga ration, band karo khokhla bhashan, daam bandho, kaam do, varna khali karo singhasan." This roughly translates to "costly gas, dearer food items, stop delivering hollow speeches, fix prices, give jobs or quit the seat of power".
The Congress vice-president, whose Twitter feed has become more active of late, tagged a news report on rising prices of liquefied petroleum gas and other items.
The sharp attack came after after state-run oil companies increased the price of cooking gas again on Wednesday. The price of a subsidised LPG cylinder was hiked by Rs 4.50 while that of non-subsidised LPG (market-priced) cooking gas was increased by Rs 93 to Rs 742 per cylinder.
In the recent past, Rahul has caught the attention of citizens, especially social media users, with his attacks on the Modi government over rising prices, unemployment, demonetisation, poor economy and the goods and services tax.
In a statement, Congress spokespersons Randeep Surjewala and Jaiveer Shergill attacked the Modi government for hiking the price of LPG cylinders.
"There is unemployment and runaway inflation. The double whammy of demonetisation and GST has hurt the common man and small businesses irreparably," they said.
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