After leading fuel hike protest, Rahul Gandhi’s swipe at PM: ‘Dont ask…’

Shortly after leading a protest of Congress MPs in Delhi on Thursday over the fuel price hike, Rahul Gandhi yet again targeted Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Twitter. Listing the fuel price in several countries – Afghanistan, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Nepal – he tweeted in Hindi: “Don’t ask questions to ‘Fakir’, share knowledge on camera,” he added. India witnessed its ninth fuel price hike in ten days on Thursday.

Earlier on Wednesday, Gandhi was seen sitting with opposition MPs at the iconic Vijay Chowk. The Congress has also launched its three-phase campaign – ‘Mehngai-mukt Bharat Abhiyaan’ – against the centre from Thursday, which will continue till April 7. Asking the BJP government to control the rising prices and inflation, Gandhi told reporters, “In the last 10 days, petrol and diesel prices have been increased nine times. We demand that the rising prices should be brought under control. The Congress is holding nationwide protests on this issue today.”