Congress leader Rahul Gandhi blasted the central government headed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday over the country’s economic situation.
“Over the past 7 years, we have seen a new economic paradigm. Demonetization on the one hand and monetization on the other,” Rahul Gandhi said at a press conference on Wednesday.
Addressing further to the Prime Minister and Minister of Finance, Rahul Gandhi said, “First, Modi Ji said he is undertaking demonetization and Minister of Finance says she is undertaking monetization. People ask what is being monetized and what is being demonetized. . “
The former congressman also accused the government of disturbing the common man.
“Farmers, workers, small and medium enterprises, MSMEs, the working class, government workers, and honest industrialists are demonetized,” he said.
The Wayanad MP also tore the government apart from the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) said only a few people got all the benefits. “Who is monetized? 4-5 friends of Narendra Modi Ji – the economic transfer is underway,” he added.
Criticizing the government more for inflation, Rahul Gandhi said: “Modi Ji keeps saying that the GDP is increasing, the finance minister says that the GDP shows an upward projection. I then understood what means GDP. It means ‘Gas-Diesel-Petrol’. They have this confusion. “
He also highlighted the tariffs for LPG cylinders, diesel, and petrol during the congressional regime in 2014.
“When the UPA left in 2014, the LPG cylinder was priced at Rs 410 / cylinder. Today it costs Rs 885 / cylinder – an increase of 116%. Petrol was Rs 71.5 / liter in 2014, today it is Rs 101 / liter – up 42%. Diesel was priced at Rs 57 / liter in 2014, it is Rs 88 / liter today, ”he noted.
“People can argue that there is an increase in the price of petrol and diesel in the international market. During the UPA government in 2014, the price of crude oil was Rs 105, today it is Rs 71 – it was 32% higher in our time. The price of gas was Rs 880 in our time, today it is Rs 653 – 26% less today, “he said.
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