New Delhi: Trinamool Congress member Kakoli Ghosh Dastidar, taking part in a debate in the House on Monday pulled out a raw brinjal and bit it to present the plight of widespread folks due to hike in the costs of LPG (cooking fuel) cylinders. “Do they want us to eat raw vegetables,” she mentioned, targetting the federal government in a debate on price rise initiated by Congress member Manish Tewari. Dastidar mentioned that the fee of LPG has risen from Rs 600 to Rs 1,100 per cylinder which has disturbed the price range of a family.
Beginning the talk, Tewari had mentioned that throughout the previous 14 months, the inflation fee has been in double digits, making it the best in 30 years.
He additionally famous that GST has been elevated on each day objects like rice, curd, paneer and sadly, even the youngsters haven’t been spared as stationary costs have additionally gone up. Speaking in Hindi, he concluded the talk with a Punjabi couplet saying that since demonetisation, the nation`s economic system is on a downward trajectory.
Defending the federal government, BJP’s Nishikant Dubey mentioned in the neighbouring nations like Sri Lanka, Bangladesh and Bhutan, the inflation is rising and so is unemployment, however “despite such a bad situation in India, the poor are still getting two-time meal for free…”
