The Congress on Monday (September 14, 2026) took a swipe at the government over the recent Wholesale Price Index (WPI) data, saying Prime Minister Narendra Modi keeps saying “sab changa si”, but actually “sab mehenga si”.
Prices of all essential commodities have continued their upward rise causing huge hardships to crores of families. Wholesale price-based inflation rose to 9.92% in August, compared to 9.78%in July, on rising prices of food, manufactured items, and fuel and power, government data showed on Monday (September 14). Inflation in the food index rose to 7.05% in August, from 6.65% in July. In a post on X, Congress general secretary in-charge communications Jairam Ramesh said, “Official data just released shows that for four consecutive months now the WPI (Wholesale Price Index) inflation has been hovering around 10%. “To compound the misery, according to CMIE data, inflation-adjusted wages have also been consistently falling with a 5.7% drop since April. Rural India has seen a massive 9% decline – even in nominal terms rural wages have fallen,” Mr.
Ramesh said.
