Congress slams government on 'skyrocketing' price rise, takes swipe over 'achche din' promise

New Delhi: The Congress on Monday attacked the Centre over "skyrocketing" inflation and asked the Modi government, which claims to have ushered in "achche din," to explain how the poor and middle class make ends meet.

Congress general secretary in-charge communications Jairam Ramesh shared a media report which stated that like sugar, onion prices are also experiencing a sharp rise.

In the Nashik market, onion prices have risen by approximately 76 per cent in just one month, and in some states, wholesale prices have doubled, the media report claimed.


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"Under the Modi government's rule, inflation is skyrocketing today. On one side, there's unemployment; on the other, people who have been working for years are losing their jobs. Meanwhile, the inflation bomb keeps exploding relentlessly," Ramesh said in Hindi on X.

"After sugar, now onions too are slipping out of the common man's reach. In just a month, onion prices have surged by up to 76%, wholesale rates in states have doubled, and the government's buffer stock lies empty. Milk, oil, fruits, and rations - all are becoming unaffordable for the average person," the Congress leader said.

The Modi government, which claims to have ushered in the "achche din", should explain how the poor and middle class are supposed to make ends meet, Ramesh said.

On Saturday, the Congress accused the Modi government of failing to control rising prices of essential commodities and said the public will "remember this and will not forgive."

Ramesh claimed that from soap to cars, from spices to flour, rice, sugar, and oil, inflation has broken the back of the common man.

"Due to the Modi government's wrong policies, the common people are being crushed due to rising inflation, and the middle class's household budget has completely gone haywire.

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"Income is limited, but the kitchen expenses keep rising every month. The direct impact of inflation is now falling on the common man's plate and daily expenses," he said last week on X.