The Congress on Monday targeted the Narendra Modi government over “skyrocketing prices” of food items with a vintage Bollywood reference to question the PM’s silence on the issue.
“But the Prime Minister remains silent on inflation. The country is asking, ‘Where have the ‘achche din’ gone, Prime Minister ji? “Arhar dal has increased from 100 rupees to 130 rupees/kg, chana dal from 70 rupees to 100 rupees/kg, and urad from 120 rupees to 140 rupees/kg. Mustard oil has reached 210 rupees/litre from 190 rupees, and Safola oil has climbed to 280 rupees/litre from 240 rupees,” Ramesh said.
Congress general secretary in charge of communications, Jairam Ramesh, referred to the 1977 hit Bollywood song “Kya hua tera vaada” while sharing a media report that claimed the surge in prices of various food items, including pulses and cooking oil, has completely disrupted household budgets. In his Hindi X post, Jairam Ramesh said, “The skyrocketing prices of food items in the country have broken the back of the middle and poor classes. Are they only left in sermons?” the Congress leader said.
The prices of daily-use essential commodities are touching the skies, making life unbearable for the common person, he claimed.
” The people go hungry, the government stays silent,” he said, and asked whether this is the new India. The Modi government should immediately take strict measures against this uncontrolled inflation and provide relief to the common people, the Congress general secretary said. Earlier reporting noted: ‘Kya hua tera vada’: Congress takes dig at PM Modi on rising prices of food items The Congres s on Monday (September 21, 2026) attacked the Modi government over “skyrocketing prices” of food items with a reference to the 1977 hit Bollywood number “Kya hua tera vada” , and questioned his silence on inflation. Ramesh said, “The skyrocketing prices of food items in the country have broken the back of the middle and poor classes.
Earlier reporting noted: Congress general secretary in-charge communications Jairam Ramesh shared a media report which claimed that the surge in the prices of various food items, along with pulses and cooking oil, has completely disrupted household budgets. Earlier reporting noted: In his post in Hindi, Mr.
