Congress MP, Rahul Gandhi, slammed at government on Tuesday over the growing costs of essential commodities and joined the opposition's parliamentary protest. The start of the Monsoon Session of Parliament, which coincided with the 2022 Presidential Elections, was on Monday.
In a Facebook post today, Rahul Gandhi referred to the Central Government as "vasooli sarkar". "The price of a cylinder increased to Rs. 1053, and daily food items went up in price, but the government claims "Sab changa si." Meaning, this inflation is the problem of people, not of the government," alleged the Congress leader.
Recollecting the times prior to 2014, when PM Modi was in the Opposition, Rahul Gandhi said, "Inflation was the main concern when the prime minister was in opposition, but today he has plunged the public into a vast swamp of issues, where people are drowning every day. The Prime Minister is silent on this helplessness of yours and is happy on propagating lies." "I, along with the entire Congress party, stand with you (the people) in opposition to any atrocities carried out against you by the government. We will firmly bring up this matter in the House. The Prime Minister will have to respond no matter how many times he uses the word "unparliamentary" to try to silence us "the Congressman's leader said.
They shouted slogans while encamped in front of the Mahatma Gandhi statue on the grounds of the Parliament, for the government to reduce prices of essentials. The opposition stirred up commotion and disruption on the opening day of the monsoon session, which was quickly postponed. Prime Minister Narendra Modi had urged the leaders to work together for a "fruitful" session before the meeting began.
"We have always regarded the House an efficient medium of dialogue, where there is open conversation, there will be spirited debates, if necessary, as well as criticism, and by doing a very excellent job of analysis, decisions and policies can benefit greatly "added PM Modi.
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