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Rahul Gandhi takes dig at BJP over LPG price hike, gets trolled

New Delhi: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Thursday took a dig at the ruling party over the LPG cylinder price hike by sharing on Twitter an erstwhile UPA era picture of BJP leaders protesting against cooking gas price hike.

“I agree with these members of the BJP as they protest the astronomical 150 Rs price hike in LPG cylinders. #RollBackHike,” tweeted Rahul Gandhi.

Rahul Gandhi tweet on LPG cylinder -

The state-run Indian Oil Corporation (IOC) on Wednesday hiked the prices of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) gas cylinder of 14.2 kg by over Rs 140 per cylinder.

Each LPG cylinder of 14.2 kg will now cost Rs 858.50 in Delhi (up by Rs 144.50); Rs 896.00 in Kolkata (increased by Rs 149); Rs 829.50 in Mumbai (up by Rs 145); and Rs 881.00 in Chennai (up by Rs 147).

Rahul trolled over his LPG cylinder jibe

A couple of Twitter users took to microblogging site and derided the Congress leader with memes and previous pictures.