Rahul Gandhi on LPG price: Modi's development vehicle in reverse gear, brakes have failed

Former Congress chief Rahul Gandhi on Saturday hit out at the Centre over the rise in the price of LPG, saying that far away from the government's development rhetoric, lakhs of families have been forced to use 'chulhas'.

The development vehicle of Prime Minister Narendra Modi is in the "reverse gear", he said.

"Miles away from the rhetoric of development, lakhs of families are forced to use 'chulhas'.

"Modi ji's development vehicle is in the reverse gear and its brakes have also failed," Gandhi tweeted in Hindi, using the hashtag "PriceHike".

The Congress leader also shared a screenshot of a news report which said that according to a survey, 42 per cent of people in rural areas have stopped using LPG cylinders for cooking food because they can't afford them anymore and are back to using firewood.

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Gandhi and his Congress party have been critical of the government over the issue of inflation and have been attacking the BJP-led dispensation over it.

LPG prices have burnt a hole in household budgets over the last one year. Domestic cooking gas cylinder prices are up Rs 300 from Rs 594 in November 2020 to Rs 899 currently. The hit for commercial users is even harder with cylinders now costing over Rs 2000 after a steep hike of Rs 266/cylinder on November 1.