New Delhi, May 19 -- Launching a blistering attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi over the rising cost of fuel, Congress on Tuesday dubbed him the "Inflation Man" and asserted that the government is systematically burdening the common public once the elections concluded.

The opposition party alleged that the central government has initiated a pattern of steep fuel price revisions to pass the economic burden onto regular citizens.

"The 'Inflation Man' Modi's whip has struck the public again. Petrol and diesel have been hiked by 90 paise. Modi has raised prices by 4 rupees in the last 4 days. With this increase, petrol has reached 109 rupees and diesel 96 rupees in the country. This is just the beginning. The Inflation Man will extract e...