New Delhi, August 29: Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge on Tuesday took a veiled dig at the BJP government for Centre alleging that the election gifts started rolling out after fearing a dip in the vote and said the saffron party had mercilessly looted the people for last nine and half years and their sins cannot be washed away.

"When the votes started decreasing, then the election gifts started getting distributed. The merciless Modi government, which looted the hard earned money of the people, is now showing feigned goodwill towards the mothers and sisters. For 9 and a half years, by selling Rs 400 LPG cylinders for Rs 1,100, they kept destroying the life of the common man, then why didn't any 'affectionate gift' come to mind?" Kharge wrote on X. LPG Cylinder Price Cut: 'Reduction in Domestic LPG Cylinder Prices Will Provide More Comfort to Crores of My Sisters on Raksha Bandhan', Says PM Narendra Modi

He said that the BJP government should know that after troubling 140 crore Indians for nine and a half years, handing over electoral lollipops will not work. "Your sins of a decade will not be washed away. To counter the skyrocketing inflation implemented by the BJP, the Congress party for the first time in many states is going to provide cylinders only for Rs 500 to the poor. Many states, such as Rajasthan, have already implemented this," the Congress leader said. LPG Cylinder Price Cut: Union Cabinet Announces to Slash Domestic Cylinder Prices by Rs 200 Under Ujjwala Scheme; 'This Is Gift From PM Narendra Modi to Women on Raksha Bandhan', Says Anurag Thakur

"The Modi government should know that in 2024, the anger of the troubled people of the country cannot be reduced by Rs 200 subsidy. Fear of INDIA is good, Modi ji, The public has made up its mind. The only option is to show exit door to BJP to beat inflation," Kharge, who is also the Leader of Opposition in Rajya Sabha said.

The remarks from the Congress President came after the government on Tuesday during the Union Cabinet meeting chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi approved reduction in prices of LPG gas cylinders by Rs 200 for all connection holders ahead of the upcoming assemblt elections in five states and Lok Sabha elections scheduled next year.

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