: Rise in GDP means increase in gas, diesel, petrol prices: Rahul Gandhi #IndiaNEWS Congress MP Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday criticised the central government for the rising prices of petrol, diesel and

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Rise in GDP means increase in gas, diesel, petrol prices: Rahul Gandhi #IndiaNEWS
Congress MP Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday criticised the central government for the rising prices of petrol, diesel and cooking gas. At a press conference, Gandhi took a dig at the government by referring to the first quarter (April-June) quarter Gross Domestic Product growth numbers for the current financial year.“[Prime Minister Narendra] Modi ji keeps saying GDP is rising...Finance minister says GDP is showing an upward projection,� Gandhi said. “I then understood what they mean by GDP. It means gas, diesel, petrol.�On Tuesday, government data showed that India’s GDP grew by 20.1% in the first quarter of the financial year 2020-’21. However, experts pointed out that the seemingly high number was built on a low base after an unprecedented contraction of 24.4% in the first quarter of the previous financial year.On Wednesday, Gandhi said that the price of fuel products and cooking gas had gone up significantly since the Narendra Modi-led government came to power in 2014. The former Congress chief added that the rise in petrol and diesel rates leads to an increase in prices of all items as fuel products add to their input cost.“When UPA [Congress-led United Progressive Alliance] left in 2014, LPG cylinder cost Rs 410...Today, it costs Rs 885...Read more

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