The Congress today attacked Prime Minister Narendra Modi over rising prices of petrol and diesel, and said it was time for people to tell the BJP to "shut shop" to make way for "efficient" political parties.
Congress spokesperson Tom Vadakkan countered the prime minister over his claims about the Mudra scheme and alleged that 91 per cent beneficiaries had received a paltry Rs 23,000.
Recalling the position taken by Modi as Gujarat chief minister over prices of diesel and petrol, Vadakkan claimed he used to criticise the government over its "inefficiency" on high fuel prices.
He asked what the prime minister was doing to bring down prices when international crude oil prices was on the slide for the last five days.
The Modi government is "out of time" as EVM machines were out of order during the bypolls, the spokesperson said.
"The point is, if winning election is the only technology that they understand, I think it is time for India and for the people to tell the party to close shop and wind up business so that efficient political parties can take over," he said.
On the Congress-JD(S) alliance in Karanataka, Vadakkan said, "You will see a stable government in the state."
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