"Falsities, Lies": BJP On Rahul Gandhi's Remark On Fuel Price Rise

BJP spokesperson Sambit Patra said an LPG cylinder price was Rs 1,241 on January 1, 2014 and Rs 1,080 on March 1 in the same year, when the Congress-led UPA government was in power, against Rs 834 it costs now.

The BJP on Wednesday accused Rahul Gandhi of spreading "falsities" and speaking "lies", soon after the Congress leader attacked the Modi government over the issue of fuel price rise. BJP spokesperson Sambit Patra said an LPG cylinder price was Rs 1,241 on January 1, 2014 and Rs 1,080 on March 1 in the same year, when the Congress-led UPA government was in power, against Rs 834 it costs now. He noted that Mr Gandhi quoted the subsidised price during the UPA government while referred to non-subsidised cost of the cylinder during the BJP government. "Rahul Gandhi has yet again done what he is best at. He has spread falsities and he has lied," Mr Patra told PTI, accusing the Congress leader of giving misleading information on the proposed monetisation scheme as well.