"Quit Food If Inflation National Calamity", Says BJP MLA, Then Clarifies

The Congress termed BJP MLA Brijmohan Agrawal's statement "shameful".

BJP MLA in Chhattisgarh and former state minister Brijmohan Agrawal has stoked a controversy as he said that those who call inflation a national calamity should stop eating food and using petrol. The Congress, which is in power in the state, termed his statement "shameful" and said the day is not far when the saffron party will ask those who oppose the BJP-led centre to leave the country. Talking to reporters on Thursday, Agrawal said, "If the inflation is a national calamity, then I think those who are calling it so should stop eating and drinking. They should quit food and stop using petrol." "I think if Congressmen and those who have voted for Congress will do so, the inflation would automatically come down," he said.