‘GDP’ out of control of government, says Congress

New Delhi, Nov 1 : Attacking the Modi government rising prices of staples, the Congress on Sunday said that the Consumer Food Price Index (CPFI) has been consistently high for the last few months, both in urban and rural areas.
Addressing a press conference, Congress spokesperson Gourav Vallabh said: “The overall CFPI had been over 9 per cent for July and August but has breached the 10 per cent mark in September.” He said the new GDP, which he defined as “Green Vegetable, Dal & Potato”, is “out of control” of the government and the actual GDP is already in contraction.
The Congress alleged that the inflation rate for vegetables was 22.71 per cent and for pulses and others, 13.69 per cent.
Raising the issue of potato, he said: “The current prices of potato are the highest in the last 130 months and the rates in October have sky-rocketed too.” The Congress demanded that the government immediately act against black-marketers, assess stock of essential items lying in cold storages and push sufficient stock in the markets to control prices.