Nagpur: BJP on Tuesday lashed the UPA
government on the rising prices of essential commodities and
alleged that the Congress-led government has deceived and
cheated the 'aam admi' (comman man).
"BJP is unable to understand why the UPA government
was able to contain prices with an Economist Prime Minister in
Dr Manmohan Singh," BJP national spokesman, Ravi Shankar
Prasad told reporters here today.
Strongly criticising the Union Agriculture Minister
Sharad Pawar for his comments that he is not an astrologer,
Prasad said, he should refrain from making such irresponsible
statements.
Prime Minister, UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi and Pawar
should address the issue and answer the nation how it has
failed on price rise on essential.
Prasad, a former Minister in Vajpayee government said
during the NDA regime, the prices were stable for six years
barring the rise of onion prices which led to fall of the
BJP-led Delhi state government.
On separate Vidarbha, Prasad said surprisingly the
Congress was maintaining a stony silence on Telangana issue.
Congress has totally failed to manage the aspirations of the
people of regions wanting statehood.
To a question, he said when the process for creation
of Vidarbha begins, BJP will try to convince its over
two-decade-old ally Shiv Sena.
BJP succeeded in convincing Mulayam Singh Yadav, Lalu
Prasad Yadav and JD-U leadership during creations of smaller
states.
Congress should pursue a sincere approach towards
carving out Vidarbha and should show some generosity, he felt.
PTI
First Published: Tuesday, January 12, 2010, 21:56