In Series Of Tweets, P Chidambaram Pulls Up Government Over It’s Failure To Control Fuel Prices And Curb Black Money

Senior Congress leader and former Finance Minister P Chidambram has come down hard on the Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government on two pertinent issues – Fuel prices and Black Money.

While the Union government has asserted that it will not cut fuel prices, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president Amit Shah has claimed that the “Centre will soon arrest fuel prices”, said Chidambaram in a tweet.

“BJP must have found a crude oil source that will supply crude oil free!,” he quipped.

Government says will not cut fuel prices. BJP President says ‘Centre will soon arrest fuel prices’. BJP must have found a crude oil source that will supply crude oil free! — P. Chidambaram (@PChidambaram_IN) September 16, 2018

On The Black money issue , Chidambaram pointed out the reported statement by Chief Election Commissioner O P Rawat, who said that democracy was under threat from black money.

Government claims that demonetisation and GST have wiped out black money. CEC says democracy under threat from black money. Where is the black money coming from? Crisp new Rs 2000 notes? — P. Chidambaram (@PChidambaram_IN) September 16, 2018