Congress President Sonia Gandhi on Sunday wrote a sharp-worded letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi about the skyrocketing fuel prices in the country, accusing his government of profiting off people’s suffering. Petrol and diesel prices across the country have been soaring for the past few weeks.
In her letter, Gandhi said she wished to convey every citizen’s anguish about the spiralling fuel prices. “Fuel prices are at an historic and unsustainable high,” she wrote. “In fact, petrol has breached the Rs 100/litre mark in many parts of the country. The surging price of diesel has added to the escalating woes of millions of farmers.”
“On one hand, India is witnessing systematic erosion of jobs, wages and household income. The middle class and those at the margins of our society are struggling. These challenges have been compounded by run away inflation and an unprecedented rise in price of almost all household items and essential commodities. Sadly, in…