Attacking the Modi government, which completed nine years in office last week, the Congress on Monday accused it of “looting” people’s earnings through “deadly inflation” and “arrogant claims” to control rising prices. The opposition party also said that in the next few days, “ministers and drummers” will be harping on the so-called “great achievements” of Prime Minister Narendra Modi‘s tenure despite the lives and livelihoods of those living on the poverty line not changing. better.
Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge hit out at the government, accusing it of “looting” people’s earnings through “deadly inflation” while making “arrogant claims” about it. “With deadly inflation in nine years, BJP has plundered the public’s income! GST has affected everything important, ruined the budget, made life complicated!” Kharge said in a tweet in Hindi.
“Arrogant claims — ‘inflation is not visible’ or ‘we don’t eat this expensive thing at all’. Journey from ‘Acche Din’ to ‘Amrit Kaal’, due to inflation the amount of public spoils has increased!” Kharge said. Congress general secretary Jairam Ramesh hit out at the government, listing what he said were “genuine achievements” of the government, such as the increase in prices of essential commodities.
“Over the next few days and weeks, we will be inundated with ministers and drummers talking about PM Modi’s so-called ‘great achievements’ in the last 9 years. But those living on the poverty line, barely able to afford basic necessities, we will only ask for one thing – has our life and livelihood changed for the better? The answer is NO,” Ramesh said on Twitter.
“Here are the real ‘achievements’ of the Modi government: since 2014, growth rate of real wages – agricultural workers: 0.8%; non-agricultural workers: 0.2%; construction workers: minus 0.02%. Meanwhile, price increases in basic commodities since 2014 — LPG: 169%; Petrol: 57%; Diesel: 78%; Mustard oil: 58%; Atta: 56%; Milk: 51%,” he tweeted.
The fact is that incomes have generally stagnated, except of course for the special someone, Ramesh said, claiming that businessman Gautam Adani’s wealth has increased by 1,225 percent since 2014. The Congress General Secretary also shared an article on the near-stagnation of real wages in the informal sector.
As Prime Minister Modi completed nine years in office, the Congress last week asked him nine questions on topics such as rising prices, unemployment and farmers’ income, demanding an apology for “betrayal” during his tenure. The opposition party also said that the government should mark its anniversary day as ‘Maafi Diwas’.
The BJP-led government at the Center completed nine years in office on May 26. Highlighting the achievements of nine years of the NDA government, she said the country had witnessed “all-round development and inclusive growth” under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
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