Rahul Gandhi leads Congress protest in Delhi against fuel price hike

Congress MPs both from Rajya Sabha and Lok Sabha led by Rahul Gandhi on Thursday staged a protest against the fuel price hike. The protest is being held at the iconic Vijay Chowk.

The Congress today started its three-phase campaign – ‘Mehngai-mukt Bharat Abhiyaan’ – against the centre from Thursday, which will continue till April 7.

“From 2nd to 4th April, there will be district level “Mehngai Mukt Bharat Dharna & March”. And on 7th April, there will be state level, “Mehngai Mukt Bharat Dharna & March” at State Headquarters,” read a statement by issued by Congress.

The opposition has been continuously attacking the Centre for the rise in price of LPG, petrol and diesel. Several union ministers have said that the spike in prices is linked to the Ukraine war.

On Wednesday Rahul Gandhi said that PM Modi has a to-do list which includes, “How much should I increase the rate of petrol-diesel-gas, how to stop people’s ‘Kharti Pe Charcha’, how to show youth empty dreams of employment, which government company should I sell today, how to make farmers more helpless,” tweeted Gandhi in Hindi.

Gandhi again took shots at PM Modi on Thursday and said that PM is always carrying a bag full of jumlas. Gandhi also compared the petrol prices around the world, with India having the highest price for Petrol.

“Afghanistan: 66.99, Pakistan: 62.38, Sri Lanka: 72.96, Bangladesh: 78.53, Bhutan: 86.28, Nepal: 97.05, India: 101.81,” tweeted Gandhi.