The Congress will hold a rally in Delhi on December 12 against the price rise and inflation. The “Mehangai Hatao” rally will be addressed by Congress President Sonia Gandhi, Rahul Gandhi and other leaders.

“It will give a decisive warning to the Modi government to stop its loot and reduce the backbreaking prices. We shall continue our struggle until the Modi Government backs down,” Congress general secretary in-charge of organisation KC Venugopal said.

“Prime Minister Narendra Modi and “Mehangai (price rise)” have become the bane of people’s lives. The unprecedented price rise and inflation have demolished the earnings, the household income and budget of every family in the country,” he added.

Venugopal said the people of India suffer unbearable cruelty and untold misery on account of the BJP government-driven price rise and inflation. “Budget of every household bleeds, even minimum nutrition suffers and people are finding it difficult to buy and consume day-to-day food articles as well as other consumables. Modi government remains oblivious to this insurmountable pain and suffering of people.”

The Congress leader was critical of the media. “Backed by a section of the electronic media, the only solution offered by the Modi government is a divisive religious discourse or sporadic diversionary statements to reset the agenda from fundamental issues affecting the lives of the people.”

Venugopal said the real issues affecting people of India are the backbreaking prices of petrol, diesel and cooking gas, which have had a spiralling effect on the prices of all foods and other consumable items.

Every home is affected by the merciless rise in prices of cooking oil, pulses and other food items. Perhaps for the first time, the price of tomatoes has surpassed that of petrol and diesel in India.

Construction materials such as cement, iron and steel have seen a rise of nearly 40-50%. Everything is gradually going out of the reach of the common man. "The Modi government either remains indifferent to the woes and agony of ordinary Indians or mocks it on other occasions."

The Congress has been protesting and raising people’s issues. “We will continue to raise these issues, both inside and outside Parliament."