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News Desk: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday slammed Prime Minister Narendra Modi over rising prices of Gas, Diesel and Petrol. He mocked and said that GDP is rising, i.e., rise in price of G (Gas), D (Diesel) and P (Petrol).
Mr Gandhi said “Farmers, labourers, small and medium businesses, MSMEs, salaried class, govt employees and honest industrialists are being demonetised. Who is being monetised? 4-5 friends of Narendra Modi ji – economic transfer is being done”
“Modi ji keeps saying that GDP is rising, finance minister says that GDP is showing an upward projection… I then understood what does it mean by GDP… It means ‘Gas-Diesel-Petrol'” he added.
Pointing out the rising prices of the three, he said “When UPA left in 2014, LPG cylinder was priced at Rs 410/cylinder… Today, it costs Rs 885/cylinder – a rise of 116%… Petrol was Rs 71.5/litre in 2014, today it’s Rs 101/litre – a rise of 42%. Diesel was priced at Rs 57/litre in 2014, it’s Rs 88/litre today”
He further said “International prices of petrol, diesel and cooking gas down since 2014, but prices rising in India. Govt has earned Rs 23 lakh crore from increasing prices of gas, diesel and petrol in last seven years”
