Congress glare on fuel prices

The self-imposed restraint that saw the Congress offering constructive suggestions to the government to handle the pandemic has now given way to a social media campaign under the hashtag “Sharm karo looteri sarkar”, which translates to “Have some shame, government of looters”.

Rahul Gandhi led the campaign on Monday. Pointing to the continual rise in prices of petrol and diesel — which rose for a ninth straight day — although international crude prices are low, Rahul tweeted: “Middle class and the poor pay for the gifts the crony capitalists get.”

The Congress has been demanding that the benefits of low crude prices in the international market be passed on to the consumer.