Congress MPs from both houses of Parliament protested outside the Gandhi statue in the Parliament House complex against the price hike in petrol, diesel and LPG gas.
Party MPs have also given adjournment notices in both the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha to discuss the issue.
“We will continue to protest both inside and outside Parliament against this unjustified price hike. The government is looting Rs 10,000 crore from this price hike,” Leader of Opposition in the Rajya Sabha Mallikarjun Kharge told reporters.
Party leaders, he said, were of the view that the government had held back the raise because of assembly elections and started hiking the prices as elections were over.
Congress chief spokesperson Randeep Surjewala said, “‘Loot People Plan’ continues! Petrol Diesel Prices hiked by 80 Paisa, Rs 1.60/litre in 2 days.”
“Best time to loot farmers is harvesting season. Looting Middle Class-Salaried is their divine right. Dare not protest or They’ll show u a “film” or Hide it behind religion-caste,” Surjewala said on Twitter.
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