Congress targets PM Modi over ‘insensitivity’ with regard rising prices and its squeeze on household budgets

Describing him as the pravachan mantri, Jairam Ramesh shared a media report on X which said household kitchen budgets had increased by 20% to 25% over the past three months and asked when people would get relief from “back-breaking inflation”The Congress on Friday (October 2, 2026) accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of being insensitive to the burden of rising food prices on households, with party’s communication chief Jairam Ramesh describing him as the pravachan mantri (sermonising minister).