'Here’s why we are better at handling the economy', Congress trolls BJP's tweet on petrol price hike

Congress also retweeted BJP’s tweet with a caption: “When you have to hide a 343% increase in taxes, but don't know how. Even we couldn't resist retweeting this."

Images tweeted by @BJPLive and @INCIndia

New Delhi: Amid the hot political debate on rising petrol and diesel prices in India, BJP released a graphic information with the title 'truth of hike in petroleum prices’ which has however  landed the party in a controversy, with Congress grabbing the opportunity to troll the ruling party with its version of the graph. The BJP tweeted from its official handle a graphic that showed how the rate of hike in petrol-diesel prices is lesser as compared to those in UPA times. It shows how between May 16 2009 to May 16 2014, petrol prices experienced 75.8 % hike where prices tossed to Rs 71.41 from Rs 40.62 within  a period of 5 years. The graphic depicts that in BJP’s rule, percentage of growth of petrol prices reduced to 13 %.  Petrol prices increased from Rs 71.41  to Rs. 80.73 at a much lesser rate.

Truth of hike in petrol prices! pic.twitter.com/7z77iXZIul

— BJP LIVE (@BJPLive) September 10, 2018

Truth of hike in diesel prices! pic.twitter.com/RTbTaEmoJ1

— BJP LIVE (@BJPLive) September 10, 2018

While BJP tried to show dip in percentage increase in price, Twitterati noticed only the difference in current price of petroleum and prices back in 2014 and trolled the post. Later Congress shared BJP’s tweet with a caption: “When you have to hide a 343% increase in taxes, but don't know how. Even we couldn't resist retweeting this ;).

When you have to hide a 343% increase in taxes, but don't know how.

Even we couldn't resist retweeting this ;) https://t.co/ulDKp17sVy — Congress (@INCIndia) September 10, 2018

It then shared what it claimed to be correct representation of percentage increase in petroleum prices with percentage change in international crude oil prices, saying, "There! Fixed it for you". In the last tweet that showed difference between petrol prices in India at the same international crude oil price, Congress write: “India, here’s why we are better at handling the economy and why you should vote us back to power.”

There! Fixed it for you @BJP4India#MehangiPadiModiSarkar pic.twitter.com/kbKBjUi0M7

— Congress (@INCIndia) September 10, 2018

India, here’s why we are better at handling the economy and why you should vote us back to power. #MehangiPadiModisarkar#VoteForCongress pic.twitter.com/xaPm1tCKRc

— Congress (@INCIndia) September 10, 2018

Here are some reactions of netizens to BJP's tweet.

This graph is wrong ! Misleading and says @BJP4India is trying to manipulate things ..we can understand the logic but graph representation is wrong ! Please correct it before it gets point of negative comments on presentation

— Nitin Chaudhary (@nmchaudhary) September 10, 2018

Statistics is a very tricky subject. If u had used logorthimic scale you would have got still lower values. Don't try to convince the voter with this. Change your attitude, ask @BJP4India and ally ruled states to reduce taxes along with central tax reduction.

— f/o Vibha (@SrikantaprasadD) September 10, 2018

Are you guys serious. Look at the chart. 😡

— Nikhil (@nikskhandelwal) September 10, 2018

Sharam nhi aa rhi aisi tweet me??

— vipul raj (@vipulraj0018) September 10, 2018