Congress leader Rahul Gandhi today attacked Prime Minister Narendra Modi over growing inflation and advised him to stop entertaining “friends” and start attending to the public who have been suffering due to the price rise.
Rahul Gandhi took to Twitter and said in Hindi, “Big announcement by the Rajasthan government to give LPG gas cylinders for ₹ 500, which is half the price of the one set by the Central government. Prime Minister Ji, stop feeding dry fruits to the friends, and serve the people suffering from inflation (‘mitro’ ko mewa khilana band kijie, mehangai se trast janta ki sewa kijie)”.
The Congress leader is currently in Rajasthan amid his ongoing Bharat Jodo Yatra, which is observing its last day in the Congress-ruled state. The foot march will enter Haryana on Wednesday.
Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on Monday announced a scheme for providing cylinders to the poor in the state at the reduced rate of ₹ 500 each.
“The state government is continuously taking public welfare decisions to provide maximum relief to the poor. In this direction, the state government is now developing a scheme to provide LPG cylinders to the poor at a cheaper rate,” Gehlot tweeted.
He said under this scheme, the people under the Below Poverty Line (BPL) will get 12 cylinders in a year at the rate of ₹ 500 each.
