Congress slams Centre over hike in fertilizer prices
The Hindu
It will help “Mr. Modi’s friends” to increase their income, says Rahul
The Congress on Wednesday slammed the Narendra Modi government for , and claimed that it will put an additional burden of ₹20,000 crore on farmers. Former Congress chief Rahul Gandhi, in a tweet, claimed that the government’s move will help “Mr. Modi’s friends” to increase their income. “What did Modi government increase? GST and petrol, diesel and fertilizer prices; income of ‘Modi’s friends’; atrocities on annadatas [food providers] even during the pandemic. What did it reduce? Agricultural subsidy, farmer’s income and dignity of the Central government,” Mr. Gandhi said on twitter and tagged a news report about the rise in diesel and fertilizer prices.More Related News