Rahul Gandhi Targets PM Modi After His Appeal To Cut Fuel Use, Avoid Gold Purchase

The Congress leader said, “In 12 years, he (PM Modi) has brought the country to a stage where people are being told what to buy, what not to buy, where to go and where not to go. Every time, they shift the responsibility onto the public so that they themselves can escape accountability.” He further stated, “Running the country is no longer within the reach of a compromised PM.”

Rahul Gandhi’s remarks came a day after PM Modi, while addressing a public meeting of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) at Secunderabad Parade Grounds in Hyderabad, urged people to reduce oil consumption and avoid buying gold for a year to help the country deal with global economic crisis caused by the conflict in the West Asia and the consequenct supply chain disruptions.

Referring to the economic disruptions caused by the Covid-19 pandemic and ongoing conflicts, PM Modi said supply chains across the world had been severely affected, leading to rising prices in neighbouring countries as well. He said the Union government ensured that the burden of rising oil prices did not heavily affect people in India. He also said India is promoting electric vehicles and reducing diesel use in the railway sector to cut dependence on fuel imports.