Slamming the Narendra Modi Government at the Centre for acting as “chokidar” of big companies and guarding their financial interests, Punjab Congress president Sunil Jakhar on Wednesday said that in last 20 days, the Central Government had enhanced rates of petrol and diesel 20 times.
“It clearly reflects that Modi’s priority is big companies rather than common man…Modi Government has not only increased the rates of petrol and diesel but the cyclinder of domestic LPG gas has also been enhanced by Rs 50 thereby putting a huge burden on common man,” he added.
Punjab Congress chief said that the decisions taken by the Centre were affecting the common man, farmers, poor, shopkeepers, and other sections of society. “On one hand, the Centre is ignoring the voice of lakhs of farmers who are sitting at Delhi to demand revoking of anti-farmers agriculture laws, and on the other hand, it is burdening the common man with massive hike in petrol and diesel,” he said.
Jakhar said that increase in price of petrol and diesel was making it difficult for every strata of society to survive whereas LPG’s hike has made it difficult for common man to even run their kitchen.
He demanded that the Union Government should immediately roll back the hike in price of LPG, petrol and diesel. “Likewise, respecting the public sentiment, the anti-farmers bill must also be revoked immediately,” he added.