Hyderabad, May 12 (PTI) Finding fault with the Prime Minister’s austerity call, AIMIM president Asaduddin Owaisi on Tuesday asked why Narendra Modi and BJP did not talk about the need to save forex during the recent state elections.
He also alleged that one of the purposes of calling for austerity measures is to save dollars so that the government can “give to Trump” to purchase oil from the US.
“The question is, was the Prime Minister asking for votes during the elections without telling people that they are going to rise petrol, diesel and aviation fuel prices after the polls? And now he is presenting this as patriotism, saying that a true patriot is someone who tolerates all these hardships,” he told reporters here.
The Hyderabad MP claimed that people of the country would get an “invoice” that there will be a sharp rise in prices of petrol, diesel and aviation fuel.
He asked BJP whether it was not aware of these issues during recent state elections.
“(US President Donald) Trump says you purchase from me to overcome your energy crunch since you made the trade agreement. PM says don’t purchase gold, avoid foreign travel, reduce consumption of edible oil. Why he is saying all this? So that he can save dollars and give to Trump in Houston. That is the real purpose. You see whether it is patriotism or not,” he said. PTI SJR SJR SA
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