New Delhi, July 15 (UNI) The Congress on Monday slammed the government for failing to control inflation and said Prime Minister Narendra Modi is not bothered about the sufferings of the poor.
The party said, “Inflation Man Modi’s whip again cracked on the public. The wholesale inflation rate has broken the record of one year and four months”.
The party said that there had been an unprecedented inflation in vegetables and food items.
Giving the inflation figures of essential commodities, the Congress on X said, “Inflation of food items has increased by 8.68 percent, while inflation of pulses has increased by 21.64 percent and inflation of vegetables has increased by 38.76 percent”.
The party further said, “The inflation rate of onion is 93.35 percent while the inflation rate of potatoes has increased by 66.37 percent and inflation of fruits has increased by 10.14 percent”.
While holding Prime Minister Modi responsible for inflation, the party said, “Narendra Modi does not care about the sufferings of the poor. He is snatching the morsel from the mouth of poor and providing pleasure to his rich friends.”
