Congress interim president attacked the BJP government for raising fuel prices
New Delhi: The Congress is staging a nationwide protest on Monday (June 29) against the continuous increase in the prices of petrol and diesel. Meanwhile, Congress interim president Sonia Gandhi has attacked the Narendra Modi government at the center. He has said that it is the responsibility of the government to help the countrymen in difficult times and not take advantage of their trouble and make profit.
She charged the government with profiteering at the expense of the people, saying its duty was to help them in times of crisis and not make profits out of their hard-earned money.
Participating in the Congress’ “Speak Up Against Fuel Hike” campaign across the country, she said on the one hand, the Covid-19 pandemic was wreaking havoc and on the other, the rise in petrol and diesel prices was making life very difficult for the people.
The Congress launched the countrywide campaign on Monday to press the central government to roll back fuel prices as they were hurting the common people.
Party leaders Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra also joined the campaign on social media, and urged people to join them in pressing the government to reduce fuel prices.
“I, along with all Congressmen and others together, demand from the Modi government to immediately roll back the increase in prices of petrol and diesel raised during this crisis due to the corona pandemic,” Sonia Gandhi said in a video message.
