Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Sunday took a jibe at the central government after the hike in prices of domestic liquified petroleum gas (LPG) by ₹50 per cylinder, insisting that “Only Congress governs for the welfare of poor and middle-class Indian families. It’s the core of our economic policy.”
In his tweet, the Congress leader tried to make a ‘then and now’ comparison by showing how the former UPA government dealt with the issue better than the BJP government.
Gandhi shared the cost of cooking gas which was ₹410 in May 2014, which has increased by ₹585.50 till now and cost ₹999 in 2022. He further mentioned that the former Congress government provided ₹827 while now the government provides no subsidy. “2 cylinders then for the price of 1 now”, he further added.
On Saturday, his party colleague Randeep Surjewala too slammed the central government and said “the cost of subsidised cooking gas has increased by 2.5 times and it has become out of reach to poor and middle-class households” and demanded to bring down the cost in line with the rate in 2014.
