NEW DELHI: The Congress on Monday attacked the Centre over rising gas costs, with former social gathering chief Rahul Gandhi calling it the "Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Loot Yojana".
Taking to Twitter, Gandhi shared a graphic evaluating the present value of full tank of gas for bike, automobile, tractor and truck to that in 2014.
"Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan LOOT Yojana," he tweeted together with the graphic.

Congress' chief spokesperson Randeep Surjewala mentioned that each morning beneath the Modi authorities brings the disappointment of inflation slightly than enthusiasm.
"In the present day within the new installment of Gas LooT, Petrol and diesel had been elevated by ?0.40/L within the morning," he mentioned in a tweet in Hindi.
CNG has additionally grew to become costlier by Rs 2.50/Kg and petrol/diesel value hike in two weeks is Rs 8.40 per litre, Surjewala mentioned.
"Vote for BJP means 'mandate for inflation'?" the Congress chief tweeted.
Petrol and diesel costs had been on Monday hiked by 40 paise a litre every, taking the whole improve in charges within the final two weeks to Rs 8.40 per litre.
Petrol in Delhi will now value Rs 103.81 per litre as in opposition to Rs 103.41 beforehand, whereas diesel charges have gone up from Rs 94.67 per litre to Rs 95.07, in line with a value notification of state gas retailers.
Charges have been elevated throughout the nation and range from state to state, relying upon the incidence of native taxation.
That is the twelfth improve in costs for the reason that ending of a four-and-half-month lengthy hiatus in price revision on March 22. In all, petrol costs have gone up by Rs 8.40 per litre.