Goa Mahila Congress taunts BJP MP Smriti Irani, calls her Nautanki Queen

PANAJI

: In a shrill protest against the recent hike in domestic cooking gas price, the Goa Pradesh Mahila Congress Committee president Pratima Coutinho taunted BJP MP Smriti Irani and asked why "BJP aunties and

nautanki

queens" were silent over the rising prices.


“Where are the BJP aunties and nautanki queens today when inflation has risen so much?” Coutinho said while referring to the statements made by Irani in 2012 when the actress turned politician protested against inflation during the UPA 2 tenure.

Taking on the BJP government, which had urged domestic consumers to give up the LPG subsidy, Coutinho also said that those who had voluntarily given up the subsidy were now regretting their decision.

Subsidised domestic cooking gas prices have been increased by Rs 2.89 per 14.2 kg cylinder to Rs 502.40, an all-time high. The price of non-subsidized cooking gas (LPG) has increased to Rs 883.5.

“Prime minister Narendra Modi gave a lot of hollow promises when he became the prime minister,” said Goa Mahila Congress vice president Beena Naik.