On Sonia Gandhi’s birthday, Puducherry CM distributes onions to party workers

In a video shared on his Twitter handle, Narayanasamy is seen distributing packets of onion to the party’s women workers. He also distributed food to people at his residence.

Celebration at @INCPuducherry on the 73rd Birthday of our Hon'ble Congress President Smt #SoniaGandhi today at #Puducherry pic.twitter.com/SUwU9LoXmw

— V.Narayanasamy (@VNarayanasami) December 9, 2019

In another tweet, the chief minister is seen offering prayers at a temple for the long life of Congress chief, saying that “she has made immense sacrifices for the country”.

“Puducherry celebrating Congress president Sonia Gandhi’s 73rd Birthday. Prayers in temple, mosque, church and helping poor. The kind of sacrifice madam made to save our nation is immense. I pray God to give strength for Madam who is torch bearer for our nation and party to live long,” he said in the tweet.

Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra also criticised the Centre over the issue of price rise, alleging that the BJP government seems to be “in a mood to sleep”.

The Centre is facing flak over the rising prices of onion across the country, with the issue being discussed in Lok Sabha as well. The price of Onion was at around Rs 124/kg in Mumbai, Rs 140/kg in Kolkata and around nearly Rs 100/kg in Delhi on Saturday, as per the ministry’s latest data.

To boost supply and contain price rise, the government has approved the import of over 21,000 tonnes of onions through state-run MMTC and the shipments are expected to arrive mid-January. The tender and fumigation norms have also been eased to facilitate early arrival of imported onions.