TPCC working president T. Jagga Reddy lights a match to burn the effigy of PM Narendra Modi in protest against the shortage of cooking gas. | Photo Credit: MOHD ARIF The Congress questioned the morality of BJP state president N. Ramchander Rao in burning the effigies of Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, while the Centre had failed the country on the shortage of cooking gas, unable to handle the present situation. In protest, TPCC working president T. Jagga Reddy burnt the effigy of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. “Is it a fault if the country’s opposition leader Rahul Gandhi, stages a dharna against the cooking gas shortage? Don’t rub Modi’s failures on Congress,” said Mr. Jagga Reddy. Mr. Reddy accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of failing to secure oil and gas imports from Russia, under pressure from the United States. “If India had increased imports from Russia earlier, the present situation could have been avoided,” he said adding that Modi’s governent has succumbed to the U.S. pressures like never before in India’s history. Published – March 14, 2026 08:30 pm IST Share this: Click to share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window) WhatsApp Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on Threads (Opens in new window) Threads Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to share on Telegram (Opens in new window) Telegram Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window) Pinterest Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email More Click to print (Opens in new window) Print Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window) Reddit Click to share on Tumblr (Opens in new window) Tumblr Click to share on Pocket (Opens in new window) Pocket Click to share on Mastodon (Opens in new window) Mastodon Click to share on Nextdoor (Opens in new window) Nextdoor Click to share on Bluesky (Opens in new window) Bluesky Like this:Like Loading... Post navigation Government opens control room at Collectorate to deal with cooking gas complaints Chittoor industrialist re-elected as AIFPA South Zone chairman