Opposition corners UPA on price rise in Parliament

NEW DELHI: The BJP-led Opposition on Wednesday launched its attack on the UPA government over the issue of price rise in Lok Sabha.

Opening the debate, BJP leader Yashwant Sinha said that the BJP did not want the growth of economy if poor were dying of hunger.

The government and Opposition on Tuesday reached a compromise of taking up a debate on prise rise under rules that entail voting.

Sinha will open the debate and finance minister Pranab Mukherjee will reply to it, parliamentary affairs minister Pawan Kumar Bansal told reporters on Tuesday.