The Opposition on Monday demanded a rollback in the hike in prices of fuel and cooking gas and sought a statement from Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the floor of the House over the issue.
The Opposition members also dismissed the contention of the government that the rise in prices was due to the Russia-Ukraine war.
Raising the issue during the Zero Hour in Lok Sabha, Congress’ leader in Lok Sabha Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury said the common people are in distress with “their pockets being looted” due to the rising prices.
“Our party chief Sonia Gandhi has decided that we will run a Mehngai-mukt Bharat Abhiyaan’ in the country because the prices of petrol, diesel, CNG, PNG are continuously rising,” he said.
