Bengaluru, May 23 -- Karnataka Minister and senior Congress leader Priyank Kharge on Saturday launched a sharp attack on the Modi-led NDA government, accusing it of failing to control rising fuel prices, inflation, and the state of the economy. He alleged that PM Modi has become a "social media influencer" instead of addressing pressing national concerns.
Addressing reporters here, Kharge said the Centre was failing to answer questions on repeated fuel price hikes despite earlier claims that India's purchase of discounted Russian crude oil had protected the country from global disruptions.
"The union Government had claimed in Parliament that buying cheap crude oil from Russia was a masterstroke and that India had enough fuel reserves. Wha...