Congress slams Centre over inflation; says BJP trying to divert attention from real issues
The Hindu
The Congress will hold a rally against inflation at the Ramlila Maidan in Delhi on September 4, Congress spokesperson Pawan Khera said at a press conference in Mumbai.
Congress spokesperson Pawan Khera on August 29 slammed the Narendra Modi-led Central government over inflation and claimed the ruling BJP was trying to divert the attention from real issues.
The Congress will hold a ' halla bol' rally against inflation at the Ramlila Maidan in Delhi on September 4, Mr. Khera said at a press conference in Mumbai, while targeting the Centre over the rising fuel prices.
He said during the previous Congress-led United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government, the price of crude oil was $106 per barrel, still the price of petrol was ₹71 per litre and that of diesel was ₹55.
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Since 2014, the BJP-led Centre has been constantly increasing the excise duty on fuel, he said. "But every week there is a controversy to deflect the attention from real issues.They are dividing society in the name of religion, language, the attire people wear. Everyday there is a new controversy," Mr. Khera said.
“Be it demonetisation or rolling of the Goods and Service Tax regime, everything was done hurriedly,” he said.
While residents are worried over deaths due to diarrhoea in Vijayawada, officials still grapple to find the root cause. Contaminated drinking water supplied by VMC officials is the reason, insist people in the affected areas, but officials insist that efforts are on to identify the disease and that those with symptoms other than diarrhoea too are visiting the health camps.