Shashi Tharoor
'Centre doesn't want to discuss fuel price rise': Shashi Tharoor slams
New Delhi/IBNS: Senior Congress leader Shashi Tharoor on Thursday accused the Centre of driving away from the focus on fuel price rise and consumer inflation.
He said though Lok Sabha passed a bill on Weapons of Mass Destruction, the government's real strength is its "weapons of mass distraction".
"Though LS passed a Bill on Weapons of Mass Destruction, GOI's real strength is its Weapons of Mass Distraction. Aided & abetted by a complicit media, pointless controversies over halal, hijab & azaan have driven away the focus from #pricerise," he tweeted.
Though LS passed a Bill on Weapons of Mass Destruction, GOI's real strength is its Weapons of Mass Distraction.
— Shashi Tharoor (@ShashiTharoor) April 7, 2022
Aided & abetted by a complicit media, pointless controversies over halal, hijab & azaan have driven away the focus from #pricerise. https://t.co/17DQHhBzXW
He said the government should have encouraged a serious debate on fuel rise instead of adjourning Parliament two days early.
"Instead of adjourning Parliament two days early, the government should have had the courage to listen to a serious debate on fuel price rise & consumer inflation. It's clear that GOI doesn't want to discuss prices at any price!" he wrote.
Instead of adjourning Parliament two days early, the government should have had the courage to listen to a serious debate on fuel price rise & consumer inflation. It's clear that GOI doesn't want to discuss prices at any price!
— Shashi Tharoor (@ShashiTharoor) April 7, 2022
The Budget Session of Parliament concluded on Thursday, a day ahead of schedule.
This comes as the oppositions have cornered the Centre over the constant hike in fuel price.
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