BJP’s promise of ‘achche din’ has wrecked the widespread man’s kitchen price range, says Kharge

Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge on Wednesday (August 26, 2026) focused the Narendra Modi authorities over the rising costs of important commodities, saying the “achche din” (good instances) promised by the Bharatiya Janata Celebration (BJP) had as an alternative left the widespread individual’s family price range battered by meals inflation.

In a publish on X, Mr. Kharge mentioned the BJP was trying to evade accountability via “distracting stunts and nonsensical speak”, however the Congress and the general public would proceed to lift questions over inflation.

“Check out the state of the widespread man’s kitchen throughout festivals — onion costs have risen by as much as 59% in a yr, ₹50-60 a kg in lots of cities; sugar ₹60-70 a kg, as much as ₹72 a kg in some locations; mustard oil over ₹200 a litre; meals inflation 5.52%; wholesale inflation 9.78%,” Mr. Kharge mentioned.

He mentioned that after 12 years of BJP rule, “typically lentils, typically greens, typically oil, typically sugar” continued to place strain on family budgets.

The Congress chief cited a comparability of retail costs in Could 2013 and August 2026, based mostly on figures attributed to the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation and newspaper reviews. 

The comparability confirmed steep will increase throughout a number of kitchen staples. Tomatoes recorded the sharpest rise, from ₹17.50 a kg in Could 2013 to ₹120 now — a rise of 585.71%. Onion costs rose from ₹23 to ₹73 a kg, or 217.39%, whereas atta elevated from ₹21 to ₹69 a kg, an increase of 228.57%.

Amongst pulses, tur dal rose from ₹75 to ₹180 a kg, urad dal from ₹71 to ₹180 and chana dal from ₹50 to ₹125 — will increase of 140%, 153.52% and 150%, respectively. Mustard oil rose from ₹102 to ₹263 a kg, whereas groundnut oil elevated from ₹165 to ₹286. Milk costs rose from ₹36 to ₹85 a litre. Rice elevated from ₹29 to ₹71 a kg, sugar from ₹37 to ₹84 and potato from ₹24 to ₹51. The Congress mentioned a number of important commodities had thus recorded worth will increase of greater than 100% over the interval.

The comparability comes amid the Congress’s persevering with assault on the federal government over inflation and the price of residing. 

The Opposition occasion has accused the Modi authorities of failing to include costs of important commodities and mentioned voters would “keep in mind this and won’t forgive”.