Congress, NCP accuse Centre of ‘looting’ frequent man by climbing costs of gas

By PTI

MUMBAI: The Congress and the NCP on Wednesday accused the Narendra Modi authorities of looting the poor as the costs of petrol and diesel had been hiked once more.

Petrol and diesel costs had been raised by 80 paise a litre every on Wednesday, taking the full improve in charges in 16 days to Rs 10 per litre.

“The Modi government continues to loot the poor through fuel price hikes! Petrol-diesel prices were increased by another 80 paise today with the prices going up by Rs 10 in two weeks,” Maharashtra Congress chief Nana Patole tweeted. Patole termed the BJP authorities a “pickpocket”.

NCP spokesperson Clyde Crasto additionally took to Twitter to hit out on the BJP, terming the saffron occasion “lootjeevi” (one which thrives on the loot).

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Taking a swipe on the BJP, Crasto shared a cartoon, wherein he likened the occasion to a cowboy holding gas pump nozzles in each palms as if weapons and coaching them in the direction of a standard man who has raised his palms out of concern.

The cowboy depicted within the cartoon has the BJP’s ballot image, the lotus, within the place of his face. “Enough of petrol-diesel price rise,” Crasto tweeted. NCP and Congress are constituents of the MVA authorities led by Shiv Sena.